Heidi is my daughter Sarah's dog, a Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix. I tried to talk her out of getting a dog, since they have 2 1/2 year old twin boys and her life is hectic enough. But Heidi is perfect. If you want to take her for a run or walk, she will stay right beside you or walk beside the stroller. If you don't have time to exercise her, she will lay down by the couch all day long. She doesn't jump on people, but she will bark once or twice to let you know someone is coming to the door. The kids just crawl over her and basically abuse her, but she is very gentle with them. She doesn't chew up anything that doesn't belong to her, and she is totally housebroken. The kind of dog you would like to clone.