Islay and the Builders

Islay has some new fans - the men who are working on the house next-door-but-one.
The other morning, as we were returning from the morning walk, one of the men was standing outside with the front door open. He said hello to me, and then stood aside for Islay, saying, "Would you like to see what we've been doing today?" She grinned, and wagged her tail wildly, and shot inside.
Later on, I went round to have a chat, as Islay and my neighbour were already there. "Have you seen what they've done with the bathroom?" Pam asked.
"Go on up," they said. "Islay'll show you the way."
A few days before this, one of the men was lying on the floor of the bathroom, doing something with the plumbing, when he heard the clicking of her claws on the bare boards of the stairs - and the next thing he knew, she was licking his face! They said she often comes round when she's let out, while I'm at work. She greets them all enthusiastically, has a look at what they're doing, and when she's had enough she wanders off into the garden.