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 
Bruce Cameron Discusses A Dog’s Promise
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (12-21-2019) #654: Featuring Bruce Cameron, Katherine Altizer, and Elaine Rosen. Beloved author Bruce Cameron continues his series with the new novel, A DOG’S PROMISE, which shows us how real love never dies (at least not between us and our dogs); Katherine Altizer is writing her PhD dissertation at the Indiana University Department of Musicology on animals and music, and the way having dogs in an audience changes the experience (as she found being in the audience of the Dog Film Festival did when it came to Bloomington, Indiana); Elaine Rosen talks about her non-profit Dog Lodge Sanctuary in Texas that provides a permanent home for senior and/or special needs dogs considered “unadoptable” because of advanced age or chronic illness or physical disabilities.
