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, and Kitties, Too #383 (8/09/2014)
Dog Talk (and Kitties, Too!)Dog Talk (8/09/2014) #383: Linda Case returns to discuss her book DOG FOOD LOGIC, and how people can be hoodwinked by deceptive packaging and marketing of pet foods (and human foods, too); Ellen Cooney talks about her very special novel MOUNTAIN TOP SCHOOL FOR DOGS (and Tracie announces a giveaway of two signed copies!); Renea Dahms is a canine conditioning coach at PawsitivelyUnleashed.com in Central Wisconsin and describes the training and fitness routines she creates for show dogs, performance dogs, and those recovering from surgery, including water therapy—like Randy’s S.S. Acqua Dog in East Hampton.
