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 
New Mystery Novel The Finders features a Cadaver Detection Dog
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-12-2020) #683: Featuring Jeffrey Burton, John Goodwin, and Kate Naito. Jeffrey Burton talks about his new mystery novel THE FINDERS, featuring a Golden Retriever cadaver detection dog; John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Society of the United States’ Stop Puppy Mills Campaign discusses their most recent evaluation of the worst-of-the-worst in “The Horrible Hundred” report; Kate Naito describes the ways to make dog training fun on both ends of the leash in her book PLAY YOUR WAY TO GOOD MANNERS.
