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 
Communities Without Shelter Interventionists
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-08-2017) #519: Heather Owen, the founder and director of Chicago’s One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue (and beneficiary of the NY Dog Film Festival’s journey to the Music Box Theater there June 4th) talks about how some communities are “resource deserts” without shelter interventionists like One Tail which diverts dogs away from and out of the shelters; Jennifer Styrsky talks about the anxiety-reducing Adaptil pheromone collars for dogs from CEVA, and their donation of these collars and Feliway spray for cats to the Rose Brooks shelter for domestic violence victims in Kansas City, which allows pets to come with women and children seeking safety for all family members; Laura Young talks about her delightful picture book about her amazing (and challenging!) pet PUMPKIN: THE RACCOON WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS A DOG.
