When a man's dog died, he took it to the local Baptist church. He asked the preacher if he could have a funeral service for his much loved pet, but the preacher explained that they didn't do services like that for animals.

The man asked who would and the preacher suggested that the Methodist church up the road would probably give the dog a funeral service.

The man asked, "Preacher, do you think $5,000 would be enough payment for the dog's funeral?"

The preacher relied, "Dearest sir, why didn't you tell me that your dog was a Baptist?"