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

Communities Without Shelter Interventionists 09.04.2017 59:00

Heather Owen (One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue) on “resource desert” communities; anxiety-reducing Adaptil pheromone dog collars; Laura Young (Pumpkin)

Do Dogs Have Souls? 01.04.2017 59:00

Do Dogs Go to Heaven?; learn public speaking with dog audience; celebrate Good News for Pets & NY Dog Film Festival partnership with contest/prizes

“Best Business Practices” Made KC a No Kill City 25.03.2017 59:00

How Kansas City Pet Project made KC a No Kill city; Saving discarded Golden Retrievers (and Golden mixes) in Taipei; Norah Levine's advice from her book, Pet Photography

Avoiding Genetic Mutations in Dog Breeding 19.03.2017 59:00

Optimal Selection cheek swab identifies genetic mutations so breeders can avoid breeding affected dogs; microchip reliability; omega-3 fish oils

CNN Hero Finalist Who Created Senior Dog Rescue 13.03.2017 59:00

CNN Hero finalist Sherri Franklin on Muttville, San Fran senior dog rescue; Miami-Dade shelter takes in 500 animals weekly; adventures of exotic pet doc

Cancer-Detecting Dogs 06.03.2017 1:00:00

Abigail Tucker on how we live with cats; animal abuse by children; dogs sniffing out cancer, even from our breath, reveals lightest amount of cancer

Rewards of Volunteering at a Shelter 27.02.2017 58:59

Seafurrers: True Tales of the Ships' Cats blog; Amy Sutherland (Rescuing Penny Jane) on rewards of volunteering at shelter, Paw Pods pet caskets

Canine Liability Insurance 19.02.2017 59:00

BarkPost's Stacie Grissom on DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE; canine liability insurance; cat guru Pam Johnson Bennett on her new book, CATWISE

Challenges of New Baby When You Have a Dog 13.02.2017 59:00

Free dog food, veterinary care for pets of homeless; Challenge of having a baby when you already have a dog; An all-American success story

Discussion and Reading with Ann Patchett 04.02.2017 59:00

Ann Patchett reads essays from her collection This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage; discusses her choosing-dogs-over-babies lifestyle and her new novel, Commonwealth

Fiction Trumps Reality of Cats with Bird Flu Virus 30.01.2017 59:00

Stray cats with bird flu virus echo plot of Just Life; author of book about designer Marc Jacob’s Bulldog Neville; author of Animal Madness on emotional state of animals

Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Dog Lick Your Face 22.01.2017 59:00

Why You Shouldn't Let Your Dog Lick Your Face; safe traveling with pets; The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide To Making Life Happier For You And Your Cat

Pet and Women’s Safety (PAWS) Act 15.01.2017 59:00

Pet and Women’s Safety (PAWS) Act explained; how foster families care for pets while women recover; continued relevance of Patricia Deny's Animal Magnetism

Insect larvae as New High Tech Protein Source for Pet Food? 07.01.2017 59:00

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-07-2017) #506: Blair Braverman talks about her book WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE: CHASING FEAR AND FINDING HOME IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH, and the time she spent with sled dogs in a very challenging environment; Patrick Pittaluga co-founded Grubbly Farms in Atlanta Georgia, a tech start-up insect farm company using black Soldier fly larvae to consume the waste fro...

The Dog’s World of Smell 03.01.2017 59:00

How dogs experience the world through their amazing olfactory abilities; uplifting memoir, SIT, STAY, HEAL; PAWS Chicago director drastically reduced euthanasia

A Special Christmas Dog Talk 27.12.2016 29:24

How Tracy (a listener in Batavia, Ohio) assembles her dogs for her annual Christmas card photo and the healing power of the love of dogs

Importance of Environment in Lives of Dogs 17.12.2016 1:00:00

Melissa McCue-McGrath, Consideration for the City Dog; Heather Green, To Catch a Cat; Julie Forbes (The Dog Show) on working with a dog as parental role

3 Wonderful Books for the Holidays 10.12.2016 57:00

Discussions with three authors: Alex Kava, RECKLESS GREED; Brandon McMillan, LUCKY DOG; Diane Les Becquets, BREAKING WILD

NYC’s First Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelter 05.12.2016 59:00

NYC’s first pet-friendly domestic violence shelter; Ms. Wheelchair USA on life-altering value of service dogs; canine genetics and the origin of dogs

Dog Talk 500: Training Police Dogs; Love of Goldens 26.11.2016 59:00

David Yaskulka (HALO) joins Tracie to celebrate the 500th episode of Dog Talk; breeding/training police dogs; Linda Howard on Goldens and her book, Troublemaker

Help Animals While World Traveling 19.11.2016 59:00

Photographer finds “islands of hope in the midst of misery;” do good for animals while world traveling; Grey Muzzle's grants to senior dog sanctuaries/rescue groups

Dangers of Cat Scratch Fever 14.11.2016 59:00

Jonathan Crown, Sirius: The Little Dog Who Almost Changed History; fresh, human-grade ingredients in Ollie dog food; dangers of cat scratch fever

Farm Animal Welfare: Shop With Your Heart 05.11.2016 59:00

Mindful purchasing decisions by choosing animal products with 3rd party certifications; Jonathan Unleashed; emergency homeless shelter & jobs making dog treats

Reading to Dogs 31.10.2016 59:00

The historical adaptation of free-roaming, un-owned dogs; why volunteers read to dogs; author Carl Safina discusses Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

Animals with Disabilities 24.10.2016 59:00

Extraordinary novel Spill Simmer Falter Wither; Animals with Disabilities foundation; how Wheels of Hope significantly raises pet adoption rates