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 
Do Dogs Know They are Dying?
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-06-2019) #617: Featuring Marc Bekoff, Dr. Lindsay Butzer, and Sarah Lillard. Marc Bekoff discusses his essay about dogs and death in “Do Dogs Know They are Dying – and What Do other Dogs Know?””; Dr. Lindsay Butzer practices in Boca Raton where half of her 20 appointments a day have ear infections, which can be avoided with ear cleaning and management, something you can learn by watching her videos of ear cleaning using Zymox products; Sarah Lillard talks about her eponymous Sarah’s Fosters, her live kitten cam Kitten Cuddle Room in Los Angeles and how the kitten cam community worldwide “walks through their personal fears” to meet and support each other.
