Then there was Weather Dog Katy.
Katherine was a lab/collie cross bitch with a touch of whippett. A Rescue dog from RSPCA Bawtry, c. 1982, who chose us. She turned out extremely intelligent and biddable. Loved children and people. At RAF Finningley and St Mawgan [and I think Great Yorkshire] Days/Shows she was an integral member of the Met stand team.
She was advertised thus:
I do the observing. They send me out at 10 minutes to the hour. If I come back dry and unruffled it's OK. Wet its raining. Wet and ruffled it's raining and a gale. Come back stiff and cold it's frosty. White, and it's snowing. Fail to return and it's foggy. Where's the chocolate drop then?