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 
Revolutionary Heart Valve for Dogs
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (12-12-2015) #451: Cardiologist Dr. George Kramer discusses his revolutionary, life-saving heart valve for dogs; historian Grant Hayter-Menzies talks about the wonderful little dog who served willingly as a four-legged solider as described in his book FROM STRAY DOG TO WORLD WAR I HERO: THE PARIS TERRIER WHO JOINED THE FIRST DIVISION [Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/FO7YpBoRJGk]; Dr. Sherman Canapp describes the many advances in veterinary surgery and rehab, which is why people with injured dogs (and cats) fly in from all over the country and the world to his Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine clinic in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.
