I am not exactly sure what you do besides say no to him when he misbehaves. But here are some suggestions you could try.
I would not put him in his crate right after he gets punished. the crate should be a safe happy place for a dog. Instead give him a time out in a place you dont mind if he ends up hating it in the long run, maybe tie him to a chair or something & do not give him any toys or treats for a few minutes. Then release him.
Also when you take toys away from him, maybe try to have a treat in your hand, tell him to drop the toy & show him the treat at the same time, he should be more than willing to give up the toy. Once he drops the toy praise him & treat him.
ALWAYS praise when he is behaving well. This is the most important rule in training a dog.
Not sure what kind of toys you have but I would stay away from anything that resembles household objects, ex. old socks, how does he know the difference between old socks & new ones? Also the rope toys that resemble some throw rugs. Also I would not give him rawhides until he learns more for 2 reasons, #1- a rawhide only teaches them to chew, #2- for safety, when they get too small you may not be able to get it away from him.
If he was play biting you could *yelp* really really loud like a puppy does when they get hurt, they ussually back right off when you do that. You can try it for his aggressive biting too, but I am not too sure if that will work.
If certain objects, movements or places trigger him to be more agressive then I would avoid them until he learns more how to behave properly.
you can also try to hand feed him, even though he was bottle fed, it seems as if he still hasn't learned *dont bite the hand that feeds you*. Or at least feed him the first half of his meals by hand if you don't have that much time on your hands.
The one training tip I think would have the most impact on the pup would be the "nothing in life is free"
you make him obey a comand (any command) for EVERYTHING. If he wants supper he has to sit, If he wants to be petted you make him lay7 down, If he needs to go outside (yes even to potty) you make him shake. etc. etc. He never ever should get anything for free. This is also good for dogs w/ sep. anxiety. It builds their confidence, teaches them to respect you, helps with obedience training & bonding.
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