The Perishers enchanted into a dog by a gypsy wench (as he puts it, "I knew I should have bought those damn clothespegs!") – the strip gives occasional hints that this is actually true as opposed to another fantasy. As a lord, he demands to be treated with respect, and often tells Wellington so to his face. Unfortunately Wellington only hears barking. Wellington thinks Boot is lazy and should help out with the household chores, but Boot usually manages to find some way to "accidentally" mess things up in the hope that he won't be asked again. He hates taking baths, and
The Perishers nails and he is thick as a plank. Maisie bears resemblance to Lucy van Pelt in Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" strip. The British actress Maisie Williams was christened Margaret but has always been known as Maisie, after the character. A toddler, possibly named after the "Baby Dumpling" character in the US comic strip "Blondie". In the early days of the strip he did not speak, because he knew that once he started he would be expected to keep talking all the time. When he finally began to speak he did so in lower-case letters. In the early days of the strip