The Perishers dog, Boot. In the early days of the strip they lived in an approximately 10-foot (3 m) diameter concrete pipe section in a seemingly abandoned builder's yard. In 1966 he and Boot moved into a small railway station that had been closed by the Beeching Axe, and they have lived there ever since. Wellington takes his nickname from his trademark wellington boots – he cannot afford proper shoes. He named his dog Boot to go with Wellington. Wellington is quite an intellectual and given to philosophical trains of thought. He can also be quite resourceful – he appears to support
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy and Sir Gregory. This amuses Fern. Mist wants to be a working sheepdog more quickly and gets bored of her training as the days pass by. So when her first test arrives, she gets over excited and fails. She is given the walk of shame by the Boss which pleases Fern very much. Mist begins to doubt she will ever become a real working sheepdog and decides she needs more practice and rounds up some ducks that she befriends from a nearby pond, pretending they are sheep. With their help, she slowly manages to control herself and learns what it