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!) (08-19-2017) #538: Steve Feldman is the Executive Director of HABRI (the Human-Animal Bond Research Institute) and talks about the hilarious mock-ad videos they made with Zoetis called “Pets are the best medicine, which are now in the NY Dog Film Festival;” Dr. Paul Kline from CityVet in Texas (which is […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (08-12-2017) #537: Steve Lawrence talks about his “The Cat Rescuers” movie that is in production; Mary Emma Young from the Pet Food Institute talks about the process by which the FDA works with manufacturers and the PFI to avoid and deal with problems, specifically a recent recall of canned dog […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (08-05-2017) #536: Priscilla Clark from the Connecticut Humane Society talks about their challenges and triumphs; University of Missouri researcher Cassie Boness discusses the lack of training and requirements for emotional support animals — no obedience, no health requirements (vaccinations, etc) total lack of guidelines and much abuse by people claiming […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-29-2017) #535: Liz Stainitis talks about being a mushing enthusiast who started with one Siberian Husky and at one point had a six-dog team, competing in NJ and on dry land, too; Deborah Knaan is the Executive Director of BARC Education, the first-of-its-kind online animal cruelty prevention and education course […]
DOG TALK (And Kitties Too!) (07-22-2017) #534: World class ultra-marathoner Dion Leonard talks from Scotland about his book FINDING GOBI: THE AMAZING TRUE STORY about the amazing little dog who ran the marathon with him through the Gobi desert and now lives in Scotland; Virginia Donohue is the Executive director of San Francisco Animal Care […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-15-2017) #533: In what ways are dogs like people in a coma? How do we know what our dogs are experiencing and understanding from us? Renowned veterinary behavior specialist Dr. Karen Overall has a lively discussion with Tracie about whether or not she is crazy for talking to her dogs […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-08-2017) #532: Robin Olson (who has a great blog “Covered in Cat Hair”) has been kitten raising and fostering in her designated Blue Bathroom for 17 years and says “You cannot have a bad day in a room full of kittens”; Melinda Cianos discusses The Buddy Foundation of Maryland, a […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-01-2017) #531: Dr. Lowell Ackerman is a veterinarian who wrote THE GENETIC CONNECTION: A GUIDE TO HEREDITARY HEALTH PROBLEMS IN DOGS AND CATS, discusses what “personalized medicine” means in using genetic markers to identify individual dogs’ potential for illness; Dr. Dena Mangiamele was formerly Chief Veterinarian for the entire city […]
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 & […]
