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 over 725 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 
Martha, Harry and Minnie
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-25-2021) #724: Featuring Martha Teichner, Georgia Dodson, and Rebecca. Martha Teichner, one of the star correspondents of CBS Sunday Morning, discusses her memoir When Harry Met Minnie about bringing together her Bull Terrier, Minnie, and Harry, the aged Bull Terrier owned by a woman planning ahead for her own death; Georgia Dodson, the VP & Adoption Coordinator for Gray Face Acres Senior Dog Rescue in Virginia, talks about the challenges and joys of looking after aging pooches; Tracie talks to Rebecca about the importance of properly documenting your pet’s microchip number [and registering it for free and reliably at Michelson Found Animals] because Rebecca discovered she didn’t have the right microchip number for her little puppy Eliot, who ran away and was lost in the Adirondack woods for three days.
