If you eat three meals a day you should have three bowel movements each day. You should have your first bowel movement in the morning when you wake up or soon after you have had breakfast. You should experience the urge for a bowel movement 20-30 minutes after you eat.
3. Food, Grooming, and Housing. Feeding your golden retriever will cost you around $40 â $80 per month. You will need to provide housing as part of the cost of a golden retriever and the housing will need to be renewed every year or two. You will most likely be doing the grooming yourself so that will add up your costs.
Between 12 and 16 weeks, golden puppies gain about 10 pounds, which means they gain about 2 1/2 pounds each week. At week 13, your male golden retriever puppy should ideally weigh in at about 17 1/2 pounds.