Growling/snapping continues, DH wants to rehome--what to do?

A year or so ago I posted about Lola baring her teeth and growling, and although we've been working with a trainer regularly her behavior has not improved, if anything it's getting worse. She's almost 2 and a half years old. She still will bare her teeth and freeze at my kids (6 and 8) on occasion, either when they walk by her, or when they pet her for a short while--even after she approaches them--and frankly I don't know if we can keep her. She has snapped at my MIL (drew blood, but more of a scrape), the girls' friends, and last week, while we were on vacation, the next door 6 year old who didn't even try to touch her, just seems to have walked close by her. No blood, parents weren't upset, but DH's big fear is that one day she will really bite someone, or even just scrape them and we will get sued and it will ruin our lives. I'm taking her to the vet today for a check up/consultation, going to ask if maybe there's a medical way to help with her underlying anxiety, but it is so stressful. The constant vigilance is exhausting, what we're doing doesn't seem to be helping (and I love the trainer--he's very well regarded and has helped us with other training issues), and I don't know what to do. I feel like we have completely failed as owners and it would break my heart to give Lola up, but how can I not put my family's safety first? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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