Having owned and trained dogs for over 50 years. I decide a long time ago that life is to short to put up with dogs that are hard to train.
Dogs that can’t be trusted are not worth keeping around.
Do you really want to put up with a PITA dog for 12 to 15 years.
But I love him. I have hopes that he will settle down and he seems to be. His training problems are as much my fault as his. I didn’t recognize the fact that I was too old to adopt a rowdy puppy. My brain remembered my previous Golden Retrievers who died at 12 and 15 1/2. I forgot that it took a lot of effort and years to get them to lie on my feet and watch TV. LOL