{"id":32747,"date":"2025-07-11T14:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/miles-nazaire-not-bad-person-for-rehoming-dog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:20:19","slug":"miles-nazaire-not-bad-person-for-rehoming-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/miles-nazaire-not-bad-person-for-rehoming-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Miles Nazaire &#8216;not bad person&#8217; for rehoming dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-801dd632-0 eSlECZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-801dd632-12 jSIeFi\">\n<div class=\"sc-801dd632-5 kRoBHa\">\n<div><span class=\"sc-801dd632-7 lasLGY\">Peter Gillibrand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BBC Newsbeat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gyQxwn\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e1b0\/live\/421ff1d0-5cd3-11f0-bf1d-8d27518e9506.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Miles Nazaire poses in front of a Dragon statue at a Premier. He has black hair up in a cwiff. He has a blue steel pose looking into the camera. He's wearing a chain and a grey polo shirt. \" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Made in Chelsea star Miles Nazaire said he broke down realising he had to rehome his dog<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Made in Chelsea star Miles Nazaire has come under fire after revealing he rehomed his dog Rocky because he&#8217;s too busy to look after him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The 29-year-old says he&#8217;s &#8220;not a bad person&#8221; and that it was a &#8220;really, really tough decision&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Some fans criticised Miles for treating Rocky as &#8220;disposable&#8221; while others praised him as &#8220;selfless&#8221; for rehoming him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The Dogs Trust says <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy8pejl63qqo\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\">the number of pets being rehomed is at a record high<\/a> but that people shouldn&#8217;t be judged for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Miles, who also appeared on Dancing on Ice last year, told his followers he broke down while travelling for a work event, realising he couldn&#8217;t keep his pet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;With TV and content creation, your life is up and down most days and Rocky definitely felt that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I could handle it anymore and it just wasn&#8217;t fair on him. I was always travelling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Miles says he got Rocky at a &#8220;weird&#8221; time when he was &#8220;feeling quite lonely&#8221; only to realise later he couldn&#8217;t properly look after him. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"social-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dHQIrb\">\n<div class=\"sc-f59619cc-1 cevFZB\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-f59619cc-2 dbLplH\">Allow <!-- -->Instagram<!-- --> content?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sc-f59619cc-3 iIJQtf\">This article contains content provided by <!-- -->Instagram<!-- -->. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0before accepting. To view this content choose\u00a0<b>\u2018accept and continue\u2019<\/b>.<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Accept and continue\" class=\"sc-28fdc07f-2 sc-28fdc07f-4 fMVwAb eEbaPo\"><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-28fdc07f-1 fKtamI\">Accept and continue<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">In a video shared on TikTok and Instagram, he admitted some people may think he&#8217;s selfish but that he found comments that he &#8220;abandoned&#8221; his dog upsetting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Realistically I don&#8217;t owe anyone anything but I wanted to clear things up because I&#8217;m not a bad person, I loved my dog and he loved me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Miles says Rocky&#8217;s been adopted by a family in Somerset and &#8220;he is so much happier being in a big field [with] people he loves&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 eOFjmw\">&#8216;Don&#8217;t judge for rehoming&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The reaction to Rocky&#8217;s rehoming has been mixed, with fans split over whether Miles &#8220;betrayed&#8221; his pet or did the right thing rehoming him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogstrust.org.uk\/downloads\/Dogs_Trust_NDS_Report_2024__.pdf\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 bGFWdi\">A report by the Dogs Trust<\/a> last year says younger dog owners (25-34) were more likely to find them hard work or stressful than older owners.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Miles isn&#8217;t alone in choosing to rehome his dog and the charity&#8217;s chief operating officer Rachel Casey tells BBC Newsbeat &#8220;it&#8217;s almost always because people&#8217;s circumstances change&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">After the comments on Miles&#8217; post, she says it&#8217;s important &#8220;not to be judgemental&#8221; of owners who give up their pets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;For people to demonise them or be negative to them is really hard,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Our message is to give people a bit of love, to help them through what is a really difficult time when they&#8217;re giving up a beloved member of their family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">And sometimes it can be the best choice, as Rachel says dogs can &#8220;develop new bonds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;It is hard for the dog but at the same time, if your circumstance changes and you have to be out at work 16 hours a day &#8211; that&#8217;s also really bad for the dog.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Newsbeat has contacted Miles for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dFZIgd\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20250701-150711-e3d94715db-web-2.24.1-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8366\/live\/74a706f0-15d7-11ef-9b12-1ba8f95c4917.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A footer logo for BBC Newsbeat. 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