Tank was a happy-go-lucky guy.
He loved his family — and he truly believed they loved him too.
They’d take him for walks down the sidewalk, his favorite part of the day. The fresh air, the smells, the sense of belonging. Life felt good.
Until the day everything changed.
🐾 A Walk That Tank Never Forgot
Tank was enjoying his usual sidewalk stroll — tail wagging, nose in the air, soaking in every smell like a puppy on vacation.
Suddenly, out of nowhere (at least to Tank), a little dog in a huge jean jacket with a gray hoodie came charging at him.
That dog… was JJ.
JJ had been watching from the window — his favorite perch on the back of the couch — when he spotted Tank.
“He’s on my sidewalk… I’m gonna get him first.”
Truthfully?
JJ was scared.But he couldn’t let MeMe or Tuffie know that, so he acted tough.
The second his owner opened the door, JJ darted outside — sprinting full force toward the much larger dog.
💥 Then It Happened
JJ bit Tank.
A real bite.
Not a “play nip.” Not a bark.
A full-blown you-don’t-belong-here bite.
Owners rushed to check on Tank.
Tank stood there, stunned.
He didn’t know JJ’s name. He had done nothing wrong.
“Why did he do that?”
“I didn’t deserve that.”
“I was just walking by.”
Meanwhile, JJ’s owner gently scolded him:
“No, JJ… That is not kind. We don’t bite our neighbors.”
JJ looked back, huffed, and thought:
“It may not have been kind… but he was on my property.”
This wasn’t just a dog fight.
It was the beginning of something deeper.
🥀 Then… Tank Was Left Behind
Not long after that day, Tank’s family left.
No warning. No goodbye.
Just… gone.
Tank didn’t know why.
He searched for them, waited by their door, retraced his steps — but they never came back.
He was alone.
And one day, from his usual spot on the couch, JJ saw him.
Head hanging low.
Eyes full of questions.
Tail not wagging.
That sad, silent low no dog wants to feel.JJ knew that feeling.
And he knew what he had to do.
✨ The First Kindness Quest Begins
JJ called a meeting with MeMe and Tuffie.
“We’re going to find Tank and bring him home to where he belongs,” he said.
“Tuffie — grab a flashlight.
MeMe — bring the snack pouch.
We’re leaving in 5.”
They didn’t question JJ.
When he got like this, they just followed — because his heart was in the right place.hat night, the first ever Forest of Friends Kindness Quest began.
And Tank’s story of abandonment turned into a story of rescue, redemption, and friendship.
📘 Want the Full Story?
The complete adventure unfolds in Book 4: “How JJ Met Tank, the Pit Bull”
It’s a tale of fear, forgiveness, and finding family — even after your old one walks away.
🧠 What This Story Teaches
- Fear can look like anger.
- Kindness takes courage.
- And sometimes… the friend who bites you might become your biggest protector.
This moment shaped Tank’s story.
It was the first time he felt unwanted, and eventually… unloved.
But it’s not the end of his journey.
Because even abandoned dogs can find their way back to love — and become heroes in the Forest of Friends.