This fundamentalist Christian couple felt it
important to own an
equally fundamentally Christian 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
(piously, of
course). That night they had friends over. They were
so proud of their
new fundamentalist 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 ‘normal’ tricks.

“Well,” they said, “let’s try this
out.”

Once more they called out to the dog, and then clearl
y 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.