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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 TIMBRE.
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Treat the Joint, Not the Whole Dog!
#996B: Dr. Jennifer Fletcher Eckenrode, a canine rehabilitation veterinarian at her own Paws in Motion clinic in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, discusses her extensive expertise in pain management and rehabilitation, in particular her firsthand experience treating her own dog, Murray, with Synovetin OA, which is supposed to give relief from joint pain for up to a year — and lasted 22 months on Murray!
A Guide Dog Helped Her See Herself
#996A: Deni Elliott’s memoir “Catching Sight: How a Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself” is a touching saga of someone losing her sight, fighting against it, then discovering how guide dogs change their peoples’ lives on the inside and outside.
A Miracle Drug for Cats With HCM
#995B: Dr. Heather Davis explains how hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was previously untreatable in cats until they developed Felycin®-CA1, the first weekly therapy developed for cats with this heart problem affects one-third of senior cats.
A Book That Makes Maggots Seem Marvelous — Really!
#995A: Dr. Dino Martins speaks from Kenya about his book “Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites,” and his extraordinary life discovering these creatures and more around the world.
Your Dog Does Not Have to Be in Pain
#994B: Dr. Erin Troy is a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner, who has many tools in her toolbox to lessen or even cure canine pain. The one-time Synovetin OA injection is her gold standard when it is appropriate for a dog with joint issues, but she has many other ways for people and their vets to lessen pain in dogs.
Mary’s Turkey Gizzards Become Evermorsels
#994A: Hanna Mandelbaum, the co-founder and owner of Evermore frozen cooked dog food explains how special Mary’s turkey is and how they came up with a delicious, nutritious way to use the organ meats of the turkey they use to become Evermorsels treats.
The Summer Misery of Fireworks and Thunderstorms
#993B: Dr. Michelle Dulake discusses the holistic supplements she has created at Fera Pets to help your dog through the shivers and trembles of July fireworks and the thunder and lightning of summer storms.
“Misadventures of the World’s Okayest Dog Trainer”
#993A: Dog trainer Melissa McCue McGrath discusses her book “Misadventures of the World’s Okayest Dog Trainer,” which is intended to guide other dog trainers through sticky situations, but at the same time illuminates for the rest of us the variety of funny and intense canine personalities and issues.
How to (Easily) Home Cook a Balanced Diet for Your Dog
#992B: Tracie welcomes veterinarians Joe Wakshlag and Justin Shmalberg — renowned for their knowledge about nutrition and the company they created, Integrative Veterinary Innovations, that gives simple recipes to use with their IVI Blend to naturally balance home-prepared diets.
NPR’S Scott Simon: A Lifetime of Animal Love
#992A: Scott Simon’s charming memoir “Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known” looks back at his life with a succession of funny and tender recollections of the animals who have shared his journey.