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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 grief ! he's pentecostal!"