My 13 week old puppy rings a bell to go outside but sometimes he goes to the bathroom in the house. I don't understand why sometimes he rings the bell but not always. When should I expect him to be housebroken?

I have a 13 week puppy, mom was a golden doodle, dad was husky. He sleeps in a crate all night and has been better about being able to hold it from 10pm-7am, sometimes will bark between 2-4 to poop. I put him in his crate a couple of times a day just so he knows it's not a bad place to be. From the beginning we taught him to ring the bell to go out. Sometimes, like tonight he will ring the bell, I take him out, he goes poop. Sometimes he will poop or pee right in front of me, I yell "No! not in the house!" take him outside. When he goes outside I praise him. I don't understand why he rings the bell sometimes but mostly not. Also, when should I expect him to be house broken? I am with him all day and keep him right by my side. I still miss, as he will just pee with no warning and I take him out every hour.

Thank you so much for your quick reply, you made my day. I had some people tell me their puppies were trained at 10 weeks and I even read some say it when I was checking out house training online. I just wanted to make sure I was on the right course. I kind of thought the little stinker was ringing the bell just to go outside.

I will for sure check out your tapes. I will take all the advice I can get, my first puppy.