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 
“Best Business Practices” Made KC a No Kill City
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (03-25-2017) #517: Teresa Johnson, Executive Director of the Kansas City Pet Project, was formerly a banking executive who has taken “best business practices” and applied them to saving 90% of the animals that come into their shelter and helping Kansas City become a No Kill city; Jill Groves is Founder of Golden Bond Rescue from Taiwan, which identifies and transports the many discarded Golden Retrievers (and Golden mixes) that proliferate on the streets of Taipei, with a waiting list in California; Norah Levine discusses the advice in her book PET PHOTOGRAPHY: THE SECRETS TO CREATING AUTHENTIC PET PORTRAITS.
