DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WLIW-88.3, where it has been on the air for 13 years and numerous consecutive shows. This Gracie® Award-winning show (for “Best entertainment and information program on local public radio”), is produced and hosted by pet wellness advocate Tracie Hotchner. Each show features Tracie’s interviews with authors and pet experts from around the world, discussing far-ranging topics involving practical and philosophical issues regarding our relationships with dogs and cats.
The show broadcasts from the East End and reaches all across Long Island, into Southern Connecticut and Westchester.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
Alex Kava; schutzhund; Cat Lady Chic
Dog Talk (09-05-2015) #437: Silent Creed by Alex Kava is her second novel featuring Ryder Creed and his K9 search-and-rescue dog and she discusses how she came to learn so much about these working canines; Kathy Jo Magan, a tracking competitor and teacher, explains schutzhund, an extremely demanding German ring sport; art curator Diane Lovejoy talks about her tantalizing book Cat Lady Chic, which dispels the notion of “crazy or frumpy cat ladies” with photos and artistic renderings of gorgeous, stylish women with cats throughout history.
