My puppy is 1 years old, she is 100% potty trained outside.... she has been for about 5 months... the ONLY time she has had an accident is when I was not home and my Lazy kids forget to take her out!! I never used a crate, however I did wake up at 12-3-6am... and took her out, even when she could hold her bladder.. I still did that for
a few months, Just so she KNEW go outside. She slept with me I never let her feet his the floor when she was a puppy Id wake up and put her outside. I was very strick about sticking too it....