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We took a dog with attitude to an animal communicator

Meet Chase. He's a two-year-old blonde Chihuahua mix who lives with six humans and a parakeet.

His bad manners - growling and whining - are starting to annoy his roommates.

RadioActive's Huma Ali and Ritika Managuli took Chase and his owner Abel Mendez to a professional animal communicator to try to solve his doggy issues -- and find out if people can actually talk to animals.

caption: Ali Amato is a professional animal communicator in Kirkland. She met with Chase and his owner Abel Mendez to uncover the cause behind Chase's bad manners.
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Ali Amato is a professional animal communicator in Kirkland. She met with Chase and his owner Abel Mendez to uncover the cause behind Chase's bad manners.
KUOW PHOTO/Huma Ali

This story was created in KUOW's RadioActive Intro to Journalism Workshop for 15- to 18-year-olds, with production support from Hannah Schoettmer. Edited by Mary Heisey. The RadioActive theme song is by Prod Riddiman, Fabian Hernandez and Inline Sound Design.

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