Anyone ever own a Golden Retriever???

Go for it, got mine when my son turned 5, my son is 18 and our retriever is still going, other then the teething stage, she has been an excellent companion. Very quiet and listens very well, was very protective of our son, the two of them still go crazy playing tug of war. My wife got a cat last year, she tolerates the cat but is no buds with it ....lol. Great dogs