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 
Animal Action Wellness Comes to Vermont in a Big Way
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-10-2023) #825C: Bob Galvin — newly hired Director of Animal Action Wellness for (Tracie’s) state of Vermont talks about a lifetime of working on behalf of animals and how his first order of business in Vermont is to lobby in the Vermont House of Representatives for alternatives to wild animal trapping, which is not only cruel to those victims but has recently caused devastating deaths to pet dogs walking with their people.
