Rescue Staffie losing his toilet training

Hi All,
I've had my rescue one-year-old staffie-cross for just over two weeks and he's a great boy but we're having a couple of issues with his behaviour. He hadn't gone to the toilet inside since his first night until the last two nights where he has both wee-ed and poo-ed in the exact same spot in our kitchen over night. He sleeps in an open crate at the far end of the large open-plan kitchen-dining area so him doing it away from where he sleeps makes sense. I'm now going back to making a big deal with treat etc when he goes outside. I know there's a chance there could be a medical angle but he appears fine in all other ways and he's certainly got a big appetite etc. Any advice on what to do with this? I'm using one of those cleaners that're suppose to discourage him going in the same spot again. Is it worth trying to block off the kitchen area at night to prevent him going in there? I know they don't like to go where they eat, any worth in feeding him near the spot he went to the loo? He's a great boy otherwise but very anxious. Any advice would be great.

Thanks,

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Hi from me & Katy Firstly well done on giving a rescue his forever home I think I would go back to basics with him, like you would a pup taking him out every 1/2hr or so. After he's eaten, drank or played. Clean the area with a bio cleaning product. It could be that he's still adjusting to his new home & surroundings. Has anything upset him in the last couple of days?

Hi,

Thanks for the response. Diller did come to us with the behavioural issue where he got over-exited and humped legs very aggressively. He's actually a big powerful boy so it's pretty scary when it happens, he bruised my wife's leg. That has happened less until a couple of days ago when he got over-excited and had a big incident with it. For the next couple of days he did soil inside. Last night he didn't poo but he wee-ed near the door. We're actually not sure if that happened over-night or when I went up to take a shower. He'd been out by this point and relieved himself both ways. I think going back to basics makes a lot of sense, particularly making a big deal of when he goes outside with treats etc. Hopefully this is just a small step back and he'll be over it soon.
We closed off the kitchen area with a gate over-night and he did spend less time pacing before going to his bed so hopefully that'll help too.

Thanks

Hi and welcome from Misty and I. Great advice from Jenc. So happy to hear of the rescue.

It's such a huge change to move into a new home it can take a few weeks for them to understand that they are staying and they are safe. We are always here to try to help and support x