DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WPPB-Peconic Public Broadcasting, where it has been on the air for 13 years and over 675 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. It is also carried on the NPR stations WHDD 91.9 FM "Robinhood Radio" in Sharon, Connecticut.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
The Intelligence of Dogs
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-29-2017) #522: Aimee Gilbreath is the Executive Director of Michelson’s Found Animals, a national, Los Angeles-based non-profit that offers a free microchip registry (www.found.org) for anyone anywhere — and will be the beneficiaries of the Dog Film Festival Pooch Party at Only in Beverly Hills boutique August 4th when Tracie brings the Festival back to L.A. for the second year on August 5th; Laurie Santos runs the Yale Comparative Cognition Laboratory which is studying the intelligence of dogs who are volunteered as subjects, described in an article in the New York Times; Dr Donna Raditic is a nutrition specialist for dogs and cats and wrote a valuable article in The Bark about the importance of giving supplements to prevent health problems according to her OMG recommendations (which stands for Omega-3, Microbiome probiotics, and Glucosamine/chondroitin.
