[Sweet Girl]

From my one experience as a kid, I'd say, go for a very young kitten (8 weeks old) who will grow up with the Golden. We also had an orange tabby (really almost red) who was just the best cat. He came to use when he was 8 weeks old, and our Golden was 14 months old. They became good friends, and the cat was SO social and affectionate. If the doorbell rang and the dog ran to the door, the cat would run to the door, too. He always hung around with us, and would go from lap to lap. Great cat. He was an SPCA special. :smile2: