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 
Hospice & Sanctuary for Senior Dogs
Dog Talk (08-01-2015) #432: Michele Allen founded Monkeys House Hospice & Sanctuary for Senior Dogs when she realized how fast the clock was ticking for old dogs when they come into shelters; Dr Jessica Vogelsang’s funny book ALL DOGS GO TO KEVIN: Everything Three Dogs Taught Me (That I Didn’t Learn in Veterinary School) follows this doctor into the field of hospice care and recommends bringing kids in for a family dog’s euthanasia; James Giuliani life was straight out of The Sopranos as he tells it in DOGFELLA: How an Abandoned Dog Named Bruno Turned This Mobster’s Life Around, describing how he built a crew like when he was a gangster to create Keno’s Animal Rescue (“a permanent shelter for misfits”) and his shop in Brooklyn — The Diamond Collar — that his wife runs to partially support their rescue work.
