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The Baptist Dog

Ever mindful of the congregation, the Baptist preacher and his wife
decided to get a new dog, and knew that the dog also had to be a
Baptist. They visited kennel after kennel and explained their needs.
Finally, they found a kennel whose owner assured them he had just the
dog they wanted.

The owner brought the dog to meet the pastor and his wife. "Fetch the
Bible,"he commanded. The dog bounded to the bookshelf, scrutinized the
books, located the Bible, and brought it to the owner. "Now find Psalm
23," he commanded. The dog dropped the Bible to the floor, and showing
marvelous dexterity with his paws, leafed through and finding the
correct passage, pointed to it with his paw.

The pastor and his wife were very impressed and purchased the dog. That
evening, a group of church members came to visit. The pastor and his
wife began to show off the dog, having him locate several Bible verses.


The visitors were very impressed. One man asked, "Can he do regular dog
tricks, too?" "I haven't tried yet" the pastor replied. He pointed his
finger at the dog."HEEL!" the pastor commanded. The dog immediately
jumped on a chair, placed one paw on the pastor's forehead and began to
howl.

The pastor looked at his wife in shock and said, "Good Lord! He's
Pentecostal!"