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 #368 (4/19/2014)
Dog Talk (4/19/2014) #368: Author David Grimm discusses the amazing evolution of peoples’ relationships to their dogs and cats in CITIZEN CANINE; Tracie’s new co-host on the Radio pet Lady Network show GOOD DOGS! is Gayle Watkins, who has been breeding competitive Golden Retrievers for 35 years and discusses her new company Avidog that promotes effective puppy rearing; Maureen Doherty is the farm supervisor at Green Chimneys school for emotionally challenged children in Brewster, New York and talks about the benefits of their new interactive shelter dog program — and invites everyone to the campus for the free Birds of Prey Day June 1st.
