A
client brought a litter of golden retriever puppies to my
veterinary clinic for inoculations and worming. 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
didn't know they had to be baptized."