An effusive client brought a litter of golden-retriever puppies
to my veterinary clinic for inoculations and worming. She
loved them so much, she couldn't keep from remarking about
their cute habits.

As the look-alike pups squirmed over-and-under one another
in their box, I realized it would be difficult to tell the treated
ones from the rest. I turned on the water faucet, wet my
fingers, and moistened each dog's head when I had finished.

After the fourth puppy, I noticed my hitherto talkative client
had grown silent. As I sprinkled the last pup's head, the
woman leaned forward and whispered, "I never realized
they had to be baptized."