Not caring if your cool is what makes you cool...right?

Hmmm so far today I've come across several off hand comments implying that to have a Golden Retriever or a Labrador is the mark of dull married life on par with having a minivan. We have one of each ( a golden & a lab not a minivan). I'm not sure if I should be offended or worried. We had the dogs long before we were married. Does it make it cooler that Gambit is named after one of the X-Men? I make no apologies for Sammy, I didn't name her.