This Gracie® Award winning show, produced and hosted by pet wellness advocate Tracie Hotchner, has been broadcasting for over 9 years with 500+ shows from the NPR station Peconic Public Broadcasting in the Hamptons, where it is heard from the East End across all of Long Island, into Southern Connecticut and Westchester, as well as on the local NPR station Robinhood Radio in the Berkshires. DOG TALK® features global authors and experts discussing far-ranging topics involving dogs and cats, many of them with dog advice and health information, dog and puppy training tips, and help in understanding your cat.
Hosted by Tracie Hotchner
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-24-2017) #530: Lauren Fern Watt talks about the bittersweet plans she made for her 160-lb English Mastiff in GIZELLE’S BUCKET LIST: MY LIFE WITH A VERY LARGE DOG; Leanne Lauricella tells the incredible story of rescuing handicapped baby goats in GOATS OF ANARCHY: A WOMAN’S QUEST TO SAVE THE WORLD […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-17-2017) #529: Rita Mae Brown’s newest historical fiction, set partly in 1887, A HISS BEFORE DYING, appreciates the importance of history; Caroline Sandler is the co-founder & VP of training at Blue Path service dogs for children with autism; if you’ve ever wanted to know HOW TO DRAW DOGS & […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-10-2017) #528: Scotlund Haisley, who used to do rescue work for the HSUS, has founded Animal Rescue Corps and talks about his book COMPASSION IN ACTION: MY LIFE RESCUING ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS; Marceline Fischer is a licensed private investigator and uses her skills to investigate cases of animal cruelty […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-03-2017) #527: America’s Poet Billy Collins on Dogs! Billy Collins has been the Poet Laureate of the United States and of New York State, and has always been a poet who loves dogs, as you can see from this TED talk he gave reading two poems about what dogs think. […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) #526REV: Marc Bekoff discusses his newest book THE ANIMALS’ AGENDA: FREEDOM, COMPASSION, AND COEXISTENCE IN THE HUMAN AGE, co-written with Jessica Pierce, about respect, understanding and compassion for what animals’ true needs are to live their best lives; Dr. Robert Reisman, a forensic vet at the ASPCA, was profiled in […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-20-2017) #525: Rebecca Ascher-Walsh talks about the extraordinary working dogs in her book LOYAL: 38 INSPIRING TALES OF BRAVERY, HEROISM, AND THE DEVOTION OF DOGS; Jamie Gottlieb discusses an alternative way to get your pet driven from one place to another –– or even become a driver yourself –– for […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-13-2017) #524: Alison Eastwood talks about her non-profit called Foster Fur Kids in California which connects dogs with foster families until they can find forever homes; Nancy McKenney runs Marin Humane (which as “Marin Humane Society” was the beneficiary of the Dog Film Festival when it came to The Lark […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-06-2017) #523: Another wonderful book from Bruce Cameron from the dog’s perspective, this time a pit bull puppy named Bella, in A DOG’S WAY HOME, a novel that sheds a light on “breed specific legislation” against pit bulls and other dogs, as well as the welfare of feral cat communities; […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-29-2017) #522: Aimee Gilbreath is the Executive Director of Michelson’s Found Animals, a national, Los Angeles-based non-profit that offers a free microchip registry (www.found.org) for anyone anywhere — and will be the beneficiaries of the Dog Film Festival Pooch Party at Only in Beverly Hills boutique August 4th when Tracie […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-22-2017) #521: Jackson Galaxy, also known as the Cat Daddy, talks about the new season of his television show “My Cat From Hell” and reveals that he and his wife have 11 animals, including his beloved outdoor cat “Eddie of the Night” (who refuses to come indoors), and their dog […]
