@MorganE84 - it's funny, your dog's description reminds me of a young Lab that is in our obedience class. She's a barky thing, super excitable, and loves to jump. I'd bet if someone were to take her on a walk in the bark she'd bark quite a bit.
Would I be willing to take that on in a dog? Absolutely. It's funny, before Chisum I thought of reactivity as a dirty word and an awful thing, but I've experienced the different types and I can deal with frustration/excitement. It's annoying sometimes, sure, but for me it's not impossible and is
so much easier to work with than fear.
But, as
@Shandula said above, reactive dogs - regardless of the type - aren't for everyone and there's no shame in that.
With Chisum, I deal. Thankfully we live on a farm and he'll most likely stay there with my parents when I leave. I had this talk with our obedience instructor and, while he's very impressive and actually does really well in the class, she wondered if he'd be happier there than in the higher stress situation of "town".
He's made amazing breakthroughs and I am so, so proud of him but sometimes it's just situation to situation management and there are steps backward, sure.
BUT at the end of the day, pain in the rear or not, he's my little boy. It's easy to get frustrated with him but we are totally bonded and I love him to pieces. The bond didn't come easily, granted - like you, I wanted a dog that I could take anywhere and that could move with me when I left and it took awhile to mourn that wasn't the dog I got. But at the end of the day, I absolutely love the dog I got