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 
Rachel Geller, Cat Behaviorist
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-28-2018) #581: Featuring Rachel Geller, Danny Robertshaw (Danny & Ron’s Rescue), and Michelle Caffrey. Rachel Geller is a cat behaviorist who had a line of people waiting to ask questions about their kitties after the NY Cat Film Festival in Arlington, MA, where everybody in the audience got a 30-day diffuser from Comfort Zone (the “friendly pheromones”) with gift diffusers going back to the beneficiary The Cat Connection for their next cat adopters; Tracie talks to Danny Robertshaw, who is half of the remarkable South Carolina dog rescue, Danny & Ron’s Rescue, and co-star of the new documentary Life in the Doghouse [http://lifeinthedoghousemovie.com/]; Michelle Caffrey discusses her non-fiction account of an incredible recovery of a runaway dog in BRING JADE HOME: THE TRUE STORY OF A DOG LOST IN YELLOWSTONE.
