Growling at the News

March 21, 2025
By Leslie Brown
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Watching cartoons can be pretty boring. All the words are short and I already know what they mean. So I often watch the news with my human mother. But the news can sound so scary it makes me growl. Sometimes I even hide.

I do get to learn new words, though. Here’s my list so far:

Grassroots –  The part of the grass that’s closest to the dirt.

Underdog – Fleas that bite dog tummies.

Minority leader – A small dog who leads bigger dogs.

There’s a Majority leader too. I think it’s a  big dog that leads little dogs.

Balanced budget – What you can balance on your nose.

Like this: Watch me balance the budget before it falls off.

Electoral college – That must be where my mother went to school.

She says the news makes her growl too.


Photo Credit: Dog Growling at the News. Courtesy Leslie Brown.

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