I appreciate the gentle reply, everywhere else I’ve turned to has been a slap in the face.
1.) By correction I really mean if he is performing an undesirable behavior I try to distract him from it if that makes any sort of sense? For example if he’s barking or trying to run at something he’s not supposed to I’ll recall him and offer treats etc
I'm sorry for what you are experiencing.
A very important way of thinking to consider:
if an animal is not behaving in a desired way and you offer treats, you have *rewarded* the behaviour.
When a prey animal (such as a horse) behaves in a desireable way, the reward for them is immediate cessation of work or release of pressure (from the leg, bit, seat, longe whip) When they do not, we must ask ourselves what we are doing incorrectly - are we asking wrong, is the animal tired or physically unfit/sore?
When a predator pack-based animal behaves in a good way, we give treats - for some dogs it's food, for some it's play.
When they do not, we again ask ourselves, where did we go wrong? - or, where did they have bad experiences prior to us meeting them that has led to this.
A dog senses when they intimidate us, when we are nervous. It makes them nervous too, and protective. I am certainly no god of dogs, but I think you are moving in the right direction to at least consider and think about why he acts as he does.
It would be infinitely more beneficial though to distract him by bringing him away calmly from whatever he is barking at, and to possibly begin long leash training in the house -that is where you have a leash around your waist attached to a harness on him, so that he will be cued to follow you wherever you go without you having to purposely pull him, to help him understand you are the leader. (Also, refrain from having him off- leash outside.) When he barks in fear at something, you can simply turn your back on whatever it is and calmly walk to do something else, communicating to him non-verbally that it doesn't perturb you in the least, and he can trust you.
My boys are very rough on toys, so I usually buy the cheap bulk packs on 
but he will play fetch for hours. We also now buy the big bags of tennis balls lol. I haven’t found a durable expensive to that will last, so I figure I might as well buy the cheap ones since they get destroyed regardless!
