What are the reasons for prohibiting keeping dogs inside homes, and do those reasons still exist?
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It is forbidden to raise dogs inside homes because they prevent angels from entering, due to their impurity, and due to the harm of transmitting germs and diseases when a dog licks a vessel and its saliva flows.
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