| Sounds as though this dog is more than a little overwhelmed by the whole situation.
His nerves don't appear to be overly solid and the lack of socialization for this long most certainly didn't help him.....but now you have this dog that is getting worse.
Maybe it's possible that the dog would be better off in a less stressful situation.....like a one-owner; single dog household?
4 years is a long time for some things to be set in stone...and with children (who the dog obviously has access to) and a bunch of other dogs around; maybe that's not quite what he needs.
I would be very hesitant to push kids on a dog like this. He's not stable enough (and getting worse) to handle that IMO...and it puts the child at an unreasonable risk.
I would work with this dog one person at a time......and make it as less stressful as possible....and then consider if your situation is the best one for the dog.
That is what "Rescue" is all about afterall.
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