I’m chiming in because while the hell not LOL?!
Ok, so I also think this was a last ditch effort to try to make her relationship with James work. Was it a bad idea? Yes. Was it short sighted and irresponsible? Yes, especially with her lifestyle and travel picking up again. With dogs, you always plan with contingencies. She should absolutely have communicated to her followers the whereabouts because she made it seem like the dog was going to be a big part of their lives and people are curious and it sucks that people care more about the whereabouts of a dog than Black Lives, but I digress.
Look, if you can no longer take care of an animal or provide it with the life it deserves, it needs to be re-homed with someone whom you trust and know will provide that phenomenal life. Back to the rescue is Plan Z. And rescues need to be more transparent about their dogs and what owners can expect. Rescues can be a lot of work, but that doesn’t make them any less deserving. If you aren’t willing to put in the time (and often times money) to train your dog, regardless of it’s from a breeder or a rescue, you just shouldn’t have a dog. That’s harsh, but it’s the truth.
I think the point you make
@jaymie with Erica is huge. By getting a dog from a breeder after re-homing her other dog, it is 100% encouraging the idea of rescue=bad and breeder=good. Responsible breeding is a whole other thing, but some people think that a breeder dog is far easier to train and doesn’t have all the issues that a rescue might and that’s just untrue.