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 #384 (8/23/2014)
Dog Talk (and Kitties, Too!)Dog Talk (8/23/2014) #384: Dr. Karen Rosenthal, Dean of the Veterinary College of St. Matthew’s University on the Cayman Islands, B.W.I., talks about her specialty, which is “special Species” and the new show she will be co-hosting on the Radio pet Lady Network, EXOTIC PETS; Wendy Gallart met her dog, Summer, at her job at the Animal Medical Center in NYC, and won the Nordic Naturals contest (“Why is your pet important to you?”) and gets a professional pet portrait and 6 months of Nordic Naturals omega-3 pet oil for Summer; Madeline Bernstein is the President of the Los Angeles SPCA and talks about the TLC program she created “Teaching Love & Compassion” to at-risk youth by having them work with dogs from a shelter.
