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 
E-Collars Can Be Part of Positive Dog Training Relationship
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (12-14-2019) #653: Featuring Aimee Sadler and Dr. Sam Hocker. Aimee Sadler, the founder of Dogs Playing for Life and director of the Canine Center of Florida, talks about the many training techniques that come into play when trying to save and rehabilitate “last chance” dogs at risk for euthanasia and how misconceptions and pushback about remote trainers (e-collars) has caused Best Friends Animal Sanctuary to choose not to send their most challenging dogs to her training center; Dr. Sam Hocker, Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph (Canada), is studying whether marijuana cures cancer and explains his experimental use of cannabadiol to treat bladder cancer in dogs, which otherwise isn’t responsive to conventional oncology treatments.
