693 episodes

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 TIMBRE.Podcast also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Audible.

Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!‪)‬ Tracie Hotchner

    • Kids & Family
    • 3.9 • 16 Ratings

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 TIMBRE.Podcast also available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon podcasts, and Audible.

    A Wonderfully Scary Canine Thriller

    A Wonderfully Scary Canine Thriller

    #874A: Alex Kava discusses “Midnight Creed” her 8th (!) book in the best-selling series, this one touching on social issues like homelessness while keeping us in suspense about Ryder Creed and his wonderful working dog.  

    • 30 min
    Pet Insurance, Absolutely! But Which One?

    Pet Insurance, Absolutely! But Which One?

    #874B: Dr. Ricky Walther is the Chief Medical Advisor at Pawlicy Advisor which offers an unbiased assessment of pet insurance companies — with an objective free personalized comparison of what each company can offer you.

    • 28 min
    Dr. Andy Roark’s Dancing-in-the-Clinic Revolution

    Dr. Andy Roark’s Dancing-in-the-Clinic Revolution

    #873A: Andy Roark is a veterinarian with a hugely popular blog and delightful podcast called “The Cone of Shame” about the pleasures, pressures and pain of being a vet — and advocates dancing in the clinic to counteract what they are carrying every day.

    • 29 min
    Is Your Child Afraid of Dogs? Help is Here!

    Is Your Child Afraid of Dogs? Help is Here!

    #873B: Stefani Cohen [MSW] dealt with her daughter’s fear of dogs, then has helped many patients and their families with easy to follow guidance in her book “Overcoming Your Child's Fear of Dogs: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents.” 

    • 28 min
    What Your Dog Can Learn from the Biden’s Aggressive Shepherd

    What Your Dog Can Learn from the Biden’s Aggressive Shepherd

    #872A: Dog trainer Annie Phenix discusses the 24 documented bites inflicted by the Biden’s German Shepherd Dog on Secret Service personnel — and how positive reinforcement training can keep your own reactive dog from becoming aggressive and dangerous — so she doesn't trigger a lawsuit or wind up being put to sleep for other peoples’ safety.

    • 28 min
    Dogs Are Heroes in “The Dead Years”

    Dogs Are Heroes in “The Dead Years”

    #872B: Jeffrey Burton talks about his newest thriller “The Dead Years,” about a serial killer, and the hero’s Human Detection Remains dogs, one of which is an English Springer Spaniel!

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

rj16 ,

Entertaining, interesting and annoying at the same time

Hotchner is super-opinionated, so she's fun to listen to. But sometimes her opinions can grate on the nerves, especially when she talks more than the great guests she has on. She sometimes openly disagrees with vets she has on (her actual credentials are murky) especially when it comes to what to feed a dog. She insists all kibble, no matter how high quality, is bad as a main food. I know plenty of experts who think that's bunk. If, like anything else, you take her ideas and put them into the mix, then make your own decisions, the podcast is lively and entertaining. And she does seem to care a lot about about the welfare of dogs.

malfoxley ,

Great show!

Tracie, host of the Dog Talk podcast, highlights all aspects of pet health and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

Cannicky ,

So Rude

Whether I agree with her opinions or not truly doesn’t matter. I simply can no longer abide Tracie Hotchner’s rudeness. She invites amazing guests and spends her entire time on-air with them spouting off, over summarizing, answering her own questions, and barely allowing guests any semblance of a chance to get an edgewise word in. I listened longer than I should have because I enjoyed book recommendations, but every time I listened, Hotchner made me want to throw my phone in frustration. Seriously, Hotchner, learn some interview tactics (and some manners wouldn’t hurt either).

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