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 
Dog Talk #346 Tracie Hotchner (11-09-2013)
Dog Talk #346: Michael McCann talks about the Greyhounds Project and all the wonderful adoption groups across the country helping to find happy homes for retired racing greyhound through adopt-a-greyhound,org; John Pilley is the wonderful man who became famous along with his Border Collie Chaser, whom he taught over 1,000 words and objects, all described in his book Chaser; Robert Blizzard is the proud director of the Norfolk, Virginia SPCA’s successful campaign of Feral Cat Sundays that has allowed them to Trap-Neuter-Return over 1,000 feral cats they spayed with a grant from Petsmart charities.
