Tracie Hotchner

Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)

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DOG TALK® features Tracie's interviews with authors, pet experts and animal welfare advocates from around the world, discussing practical and philosophical issues regarding our relationships with dogs, cats, other pets, wildlife and the natural world. The show broadcasts from WLIW FM 88.3 in Southampton, the only NPR station on Long Island, reaching from the East End 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

Author

Tracie Hotchner

Episodes

Sherlock Holmes Detection Canines Keep Drug and Guns Out of Schools 22.08.2022 19:22

Kathleen Donnelly ("Chasing Justice") discusses tracking dogs, co-owning and deploying Sherlock Holmes Detection Canines in Colorado schools

Grieving the Loss of Your Pet can Be a Good Thing 22.08.2022 19:44

Author E.B. Bartels ("Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter") on ways she memorialized her pets' passing, and history of end-of-life rituals for companion animals

Rick Bragg’s Speckled Beauty 14.08.2022 53:29

Rick Bragg's Speckled Beauty

2 Philosophical questions. Do Animals Dream? Why Cage a Loved Family Member? 07.08.2022 54:35

David Pena-Guzman ("When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness"); Sindhoor Pangal (director of dog behavior training at BHARCS) on morality of crating "loved family member"

The Human-Animal Bond Goes Wild: Cuddling a 6 ft Tall Kangaroo 31.07.2022 53:37

Don Argott discusses the glorious stories on Discovery+ TV's "The Bond"; dismay over teaching dogs to press buttons; are dog breeds genetically inclined toward certain behaviors

Debut K-9 Thriller Novel from “Sherlock Hounds” Drug Detection Dog Handler 24.07.2022 54:05

First-time novelist Kathleen Donnelly on canine thriller "Chasing Justice"; new concept of shelter with no chain link or metal cages; film on feral cat crisis in Los Angeles

Dogs to the Rescue at a Murder-Filled Wedding 17.07.2022 53:21

Author Paula Munier ("The Wedding Plot"); is there such a thing as too many cats; Melissa Shapiro's children's picture book, "Piglet Comes Home"

We Need to Think Again about “What Dogs Know” 10.07.2022 55:07

Juliane Brauer (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, "What Dogs Know"); handling international adoptions; importance of supplements, especially for senior dogs

Alexandra Horowitz Goes “Off Leash” 03.07.2022 53:46

Alexandra Horowitz discusses her "Off Leash" podcast; pet grief consulting; Iris Berrios (Bobbi and the Strays) on changes in rescue since 1998

Your “Plastic Footprint” & Challenges for Waste Workers Internationally 26.06.2022 55:13

Anjani Anand (rePurpose Global) on raising awareness of your plastic footprint; Jeffrey Burton ("The Lost"); veterinary acupuncturist Dr Xie

Forever Home: Inspiring Tales of Rescue Dogs 19.06.2022 54:00

Traer Scott ("Forever Home: The Inspiring Tales of Rescue Dogs"); Kradle CBD products for 4th of July fireworks; Canine Cancer Initiative, Take C.H.A.R.G.E.

Good Things Happening for Dogs 12.06.2022 54:00

Mallory Kerley on 99.9% applicant acceptance rate at foster-based rescue Muddy Paws; dogs as individuals; AKC's Reunite Adopt a K9 Cop program

Explore Costa Rica, Come Home with a Dog! 05.06.2022 54:00

Scott Alan (Costa Rica Dog Rescue); rehabilitating neurologic conditions; Jason Morgan on meeting challenge of PTSD

World’s Greatest Woman Swimmer Lets Italian Rescue Dog Tow Her Ashore 29.05.2022 54:34

Lynne Cox (Tales of Al) on Italian water rescue school for dogs; people feeding dogs same foods they eat; Diggs reinventing the dog crate

10-year old Roman to the Rescue with Project Freedom Ride! 22.05.2022 51:49

Roman McConn (Project Freedom Ride, and "Roman to the Rescue" on Disney); Jennifer Brooks's foster-based Second Chance Rescue; Liz Marshall ("Meat the Future")

Subaru’s Love Promise to the Rescues of New York 15.05.2022 53:58

Subaru gives back to pet rescues at auto shows across the country; Alex Kava (Fallen Creed); successful suicide prevention in veterans

Best Friend NYC Immigrants—One Ukrainian, One Russian—Saving Pets! 08.05.2022 54:00

Sending money to animal rescues in Ukraine; how Kradle's calming products are created; Earth Animal's new dog food uses invasive blue catfish destroying Chesapeake Bay

May is Mental Health Month 01.05.2022 54:00

Tails & Tulips Project getting stigma off mental health issues; hospital unit dedicated to children's mental health; running Boston Marathon after training with canine athletes

Yes! Giraffes on Dog Talk 24.04.2022 54:03

Lynda Rutledge (West with Giraffes); Meredith May on her her memoir, The Honey Bus; Brandi Hunter on human narcissism behind feeding dogs the way people eat

US Taxpayer Dollars Sent to Russia Fund Cruel Cat Experiments 17.04.2022 54:00

Congresswoman Lisa McClain discusses Accountability in Foreign Animal Research act; breeding/training of detection dogs; enhancing/extending senior dogs' lives

Humans Have Incredible Senses, Too! 10.04.2022 54:00

Jackie Higgins (Sentient) on extraordinary sensory capacities of myriad creatures; Master Beekeeper Frank Mortimer (Bee People and the Bugs They Love)

When Are Service Dogs Not What They Seem? 03.04.2022 54:00

White Coat Waste Project on US tax dollars paid to Russian laboratories to conduct cruel experiments on cats; Meredith May (Loving Edie); fraudulent organizations claiming to provide costly service dogs

Possession by the Devil and a Very Good Dog 30.03.2022 52:49

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (03-27-2022) #772: Featuring Lynn Hightower, Jessica Rubin, and Julie Forbes. Lynn Hightower talks about her supernatural thriller The Enlightenment Project, which is about satanic possession and includes the Golden Retriever, Tash, referred to as a Very Good Dog; Jessica Rubin, a clinical professor of law who teaches animal welfare at the University of Connecticut, dis...

NIH Uses Your Tax Dollars to Turn Beagles into Cocaine Addicts 20.03.2022 54:54

Travesty of the NIH funding cocaine experiments on Beagles; is it possible change a cat's personality; Julianna Carella (Treatables) discusses CBD soft chews for pets

And A Dog Called Fig 13.03.2022 54:00

Helen Humphreys discusses her memoir, And a Dog Called Fig; VETgirl, online veterinary continuing education service; Angela Staehling (How to Pet a Cat)