White Labs are actually called Yellow and they shed like crazy. We have two labs and an english setter and my wife spends half her time vacuuming. (won't let me do it because I don't do it right.) If you have any dog indoors you're going to have lots of hair, especially from the labs who shed a lot. I don't know about Goldies because I haven't own one but I love my labs shedding or not. I have the impression that Goldies are more laid back, especially than field trial labs like mine. If you want a mellow dog, get a mellow puppy. My lab is 9 and she's just beginning to calm down. I don't think the other two ever will.