'Project Runway' Designer Quits to Be With Dying Dog, Fans Tweet Support

Sometimes you can't "make it work" and you can't "carry on" and even "Project Runway's" Tim Gunn understands why.

Reality TV show quitters are usually dragged by fans, but "Project Runway" Season 14 viewers showed their softer sides last night during Episode 7 when designer Jake Wall decided to leave the show. It was noticed that he was looking down, and apparently it wasn't just because he almost went home the week before. As he explained to Tim Gunn, he got a call that his dog was sick and wasn't going to make it.

He had apparently already lost his parents and said "this dog has been my rock when I needed one." He cried, saying maybe not everyone would understand, but he felt he had to go home and be there for his dog or he'd regret it. Tim, an animal lover himself, was compassionate and said he understood. "Project Runway" is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but the kind of "unconditional love" you get from a family member is worth more than the potential money or career boost.

It was a heartbreaking (but also heartwarming) moment and PR fans took to Twitter to share their sympathies:

Oh. Poor Jake. Losing a pet just sucks. And sucks hard. #ProjectRunway

- Melrose Plant (@melrose_planet) September 18, 2015

oh no, Jake has to put down his dog? That's horrible. Pets are like family. Poor guy. #ProjectRunway

- JamaicanBeauty7 (@JBeauty7) September 18, 2015

Now some designers might give jake guff for leaving over a dog, but i think it's worth it. Family first. #projectrunway

- ossang (@whatossangsaw) September 18, 2015

I heard Jake mention his dog and thought what? By the end of the segment, I am a balling mess! #ProjectRunway http://t.co/aqInePUzIZ

- Gossip and Gab (@gossipandgab) September 18, 2015

Dogs are family and family is more important than any tv show. 1000% support Jake. #ProjectRunway

- Annie Moore-Rollins (@checkerlips) September 18, 2015

Ahhh man...the dog. I wld leave too. My big friend "Dude" has been w/me 14 yrs. I cried Jake, right along with you. So sorry #ProjectRunway

- Patti (@pattistarz) September 18, 2015

All these years of watching #ProjectRunway & emotional scenes & Jakes' dog being put down brings me to tears. Poor jake 😢

- Mike C (@uncannynerf) September 18, 2015

Watching Jake Wall leave #ProjectRunway because of his sick dog was just so sad. He did the right thing. I know how that feels. 😢

- Sulaiman Albanai (@Themcfan) September 18, 2015

Just bawled like a baby for the reason Jake left #ProjectRunway. I would do the same for my dog.

- Katelyn Sabler (@KatelynSabler) September 18, 2015

And here's shot of the sweet little guy from Jake:

Leaving is never easy. So sad to see Chance leave for a better place. He will be missed @ProjectRunway #designerjake http://pic.twitter.com/wakv0vpDS6

- JAKE (@iwearjake) September 17, 2015

Pets aren't like family, they are family. Jake made the right call, and hopefully he has no regrets, even if it cut his PR experience short.

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