Main thing is patience. He's not going to stop biting immediately, he's not going to be toilet trained immediately.
We have a 6 month old Border Collie, had him since 6 weeks, and it was a process. But he's perfectly behaved now.
You need to be effusive with your praise when he does the right thing, and stern when he does the wrong. Don't freak out at him when he has an accident, but when he starts to go grab him immediately and take him to his spot. He will figure it out eventually.
Another word of advice if he is really young: it takes a while, as with kids, for them to have consistent control. We had newspaper down for the first couple of months near our dog door, which got him used to going to one spot and helped train him to be comfortable going outside once he was old enough.
Admittedly your pup is older, but if he hasn't had the training, the above might help.
Oh and take him to puppy school! You'll get good advice on training that will help you and he will get some socialization, which is super important.
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