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 
The British Declared Wellbeing as a Right for All Animals
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (02-27-2023) #819B: Zazie Todd (author of “PURR” and “WAG”) explains the Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness which was published in the UK in 2012. It applies the concept to all animals that they have emotions, awareness of their surroundings and need to have positive experiences. Tracie asks how the US could be so far behind in acknowledging animal sentience and incorporating animal welfare as a component of basic moral decency.
