the Baptist Dog

Along with about half the world, I’m cleaning out cupboards and drawers these days. This afternoon I worked through some file folders where I’d squirreled away all kinds of goodies from lists of sayings to email jokes.

Here’s a cute story I found.

This Baptist couple felt it important to own an equally Baptist pet, so they went shopping

At a kennel specializing in this particular breed, they found a dog they liked quite a lot.

When they asked the dog to fetch the Bible, he did it in a flash. When they instructed him to look up Psalm 23, he complied equally fast, using his paws with dexterity. They were impressed, purchased the animal, and went home.

That night they had friends over. They were so proud of their new Baptist dog and his major skills, they called the dog and showed off a little.

The friends were impressed, and asked whether the dog was able to do any of the usual dog tricks as well. This stopped the couple cold, as they hadn’t thought about “usual” tricks.

“Well,” they said, “let’s try it out.” Once more they called the dog and they clearly pronounced the command, “Heel!”

Quick as a wink, the dog jumped up, put his paw on the man’s forehead, closed his eyes in concentration, and bowed his head.

They had been deceived ... he was a Pentecostal dog!