DOG TALK® (and Kitties Too!) on 
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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Send Your Cat to Harvard (or at least his poop!)
#837A: Curtis Huttenhower is a Harvard professor and co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center, who talks about their study [funded by the Morris Animal Foundation] of a cat’s gut biome and how that influences obesity. And they are looking for volunteers to send their cat’s poop and help answer the question.
Watch the Whiskers!
#836C: Lili Chin’s charmingly illustrated book “Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat” does just that — gives you clues and hints to how and what your cat is feeling
Love Your Feral Felines
#836B: Tammy Kaehler is a recipient of a grant from MissionMeow for her group Love Your feral Felines
Demystify Dogs to Love Them Better
#836A: The marvelous ethologist Dr. Marc Bekoff — who has spent a lifetime watching and thinking about dogs, shares it all in his new book, “Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine”
Nosework for Cats --- the Next Big Thing?!
#835C: Hanna Fushihara teaches people how to engage their cats' very sensitive noses in a fun pursuit that until now has been only for dogs. “Nosework for cats” could be a lot more interesting than just fishing wand play for both the human and the feline!
A New Way to Conquer Arthritis Pain
#835B: Dr Sharon L. Campbell, DVM, MS, DACVIM, is the Medical Affairs Lead on Canine Chronic Pain at Zoetis, where they have developed Librela, a once-monthly injectable monoclonal antibody treatment for the control of canine osteoarthritis, since 40% of dogs of ALL ages have signs of OA.
The Vet Clinic Should Be Fear-Free
#835A: Dr. Marty Becker spent years consulting with veterinary behaviorists to come up with the guidelines for vets, vet-techs and vet assistants to get certified in his Fear Free program — making the doctor visit much less stressful for your dog and cat.
A Refuge for Camels & Alligators
#834C: Martha Frassica-Rivera runs the Everglades Outpost wildlife refuge and rehab, where Dr. Doug Mader --- Tracie’s co-host on EXOTIC PETS --- performs medical high-wire acts like jaw surgery on a 9-foot alligator --- which you can watch on the website video!
When Your Own Dog Attacks Your Other Dog
#834B: Megan Bunting, a dog trainer in Branford, CT, talks about a client whose dog (who happened to be an otherwise sweetheart Pitbull, a breed hard-wired to fight) viciously attacked her canine housemate, who happened to be an Australian Cattle dog --- another high-drive breed.
New Ways to Find & Treat Canine Cancer
#834A: Dr Charles Garvin from the AKC Canine Health Foundation discusses grants they have funded for studies of innovative new ways to detect and treat cancer.