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 
Using Genetic Markers to Identify Potential For Illness
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-01-2017) #531: Dr. Lowell Ackerman is a veterinarian who wrote THE GENETIC CONNECTION: A GUIDE TO HEREDITARY HEALTH PROBLEMS IN DOGS AND CATS, discusses what “personalized medicine” means in using genetic markers to identify individual dogs’ potential for illness; Dr. Dena Mangiamele was formerly Chief Veterinarian for the entire city of Los Angeles and wrote about her experiences in STRAY: A SHELTER VETERINARIAN’S REFLECTIONS ON TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY; Dr. Jane Brunt is a feline-only veterinarian who is also Director of the CATalyst Council where they try to unravel the mystery of why cats are underserved and undervalued as pets — and how to rectify that?
