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 
Cannabis, CBD oil and Dogs: The Real Scoop
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (02-09-2019) #609: Featuring Amanda Howland, Chris Blazina, and Wilma Melville. Amanda Howland, co-founder of Ellevet Sciences and Medterra, which makes CBD oil products for dogs, talks to Tracie about whether CBD oil really has all the health benefits ascribed to it — and the remarkable positive results of a double-blind placebo study of hemp oil for arthritis in older dogs done at Cornell Veterinary school; psychologist Chris Blazina discusses his book CLINICIANS TREATING COMPANION ANIMAL ISSUES: A GUIDE TO ADDRESSING HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION, and the emotionally diverse ways that people have relationships with pets; Wilma Melville talks about her book HERO DOGS:HOW A PACK OF RESCUES, REJECTS AND STRAYS BECAME AMERICA’S GREATEST DISASTER-SEARCH PARTNERS, and what goes into training and working as a team with these dogs.
