A Children’s Book
by Nikki Burdine

Nikki reflected on her childhood stories and decided to put them into a children’s book.

Nikki Burdine’s first children’s book is a story about a yellow lab who gave her family unconditional love and loyalty for about a dozen years.

Grunt was his name and love was his game.

The story of Grunt dog

Nikki got Grunt as a puppy, and as with all animals in her family, they decided to have a naming contest. Nikki’s family likes to get creative with their animals’ names… They chose the name Grunt for a couple of reasons:

1. Grunt is the name for a Marine. Her dad is a USMC Colonel, aka, a Grunt. They do the hard work, the dirty work, the ground work…the Grunt work.
2. Grunt Dog ‘grunted’ quite a bit when her family first brought him home.

Grunt followed them wherever they went, did whatever they wanted, and loved them unconditionally. The feeling was mutual. But they slowly learned, it was Grunt’s attitude they should be emulating.

Nikki’s dad created a daily “Thoughts by Grunt Dog” email he sent out to his girls. The 'thoughts' were often accompanied by a picture of Grunt Dog and a quote. Looking back on Grunt's years, Nikki’s family learned so much from him.

This book is a collection of Thoughts by Grunt Dog that make for great life lessons for any family.

Follow Live Like Grunt on Instagram and share your little ones reading!