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He'll be a good boy once he's settled in a bit and learned the basics.

Mine retests his limits once he's in a new place to see what he can and cannot get away with. My parents have moved a few times and taken him with them, and for the first week or so he will be the most misbehaved dog on the face of the planet, getting into the trash, chasing the cat, etc. But once he knows that he's not on vacation, he settles right back in. Becareful with small children and small animals. Your dog WILL want to herd them or chase them, or get his mouth on them. It's the border collie. And he probably will love to swim too. Mine goes beserk near water.

You'll have to be careful, because they're too smart. We're starting to have to spell infront of ours (and I'm not kidding) He knows the difference between "Go to Mat's room" and "Go lay down" If you tell him to go to Mat's room, he'll go straight to my brother's room. If you tell him to go lay down he'll go find a place to lay down. He taught himself that. He'll hound you until he gets what he wants, and he knows tons of silly dog tricks. He has plenty of good manners though, even though he has to have the last word if he gets punished. (He'll mutter to himself if you tell him to go to his room or lay down) He'll get his leash if you tell him to, and will go get your shoes. (And get the matching pair, no less) Though he'll insist on running around with them and flipping them up in the air. He is the most aware and human like dog that I have ever had, and sometimes it's unsettling. It sounds fantastic, but it's true. You're going to have a lot of fun with yours.