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 
Older Dogs, Deeper Love
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (10-15-2016) #494: Kasey Klonsky’s film “Love Unleashed” was in part a creative family endeavor as she traveled all over the country filming people and their aging dogs, alongside her mother Jane Klonsky who was taking photographs for her new book UNCONDITIONAL: OLDER DOGS, DEEPER LOVE; Theresa Stern is Vice President of Outreach and Admissions and Alumni Services for Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California and talks about the process of being paired with a dog and becoming a team, which she herself has done many times over; Benita Raphan’s artistic and thought-provoking film “Pete the Dog” about the challenges of adopting a dog who cannot adapt to where you live, which she discusses further in podcasts she mentions during the conversation.
