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 #389 (9-27-2014)
Dog Talk (and Kitties, Too!)Dog Talk (9-27-2014) #389: Wayne Cavanaugh, the President of the United Kennel Club, talks about misunderstandings about the reliability of DNA testing for dogs and exposes some weaknesses in the science; Rita Zooey Chin discusses her New York Times praised memoir LET THE TORNADO COME, in which she learns to manage her panic attacks through her relationship with a difficult horse she comes to love; Steve Siegel owns Best Pet RX in New York, a pet compounding pharmacy that is based in Manhattan, where they offer same day deliveries in the city or overnight anywhere else, to provide a reformulated medication that your dog, cat, bird or bunny will happily ingest.
Best Pet RX is a sponsor on Radio Pet Lady Network, by our invitation.
