Just thought I'd update you as we now have a new member of our family, - a beautiful lab/border collie cross.
He is the best dog in the world (of course). On his first night in our home he didn't cry at all, only fidgeted and snuffled around for a bit then went to bed - (he already seems to know 'bed'). He got up once in the night to pee on newspaper. On his second night same again only when he woke we took him to the garden to do it there. Only 3 or 4 pees in the house so far (when we took our eye off the ball too long) everything else in the garden.
He is quiet, calm and gentle too and fingers crossed we really seem to have a good one
and he was very good at the vet's today.
There are a couple of pics on my profile if you want to take a look 