EVENTS
New York Times bestselling author Maria
Goodavage is available for fun and fascinating
talks and presentations about working dogs --
especially medical detection dogs. Below are
some select Doctor Dogs events open to the public.
January 29, 2021, 3:30 pm PDT
(Jan. 30 , 10:30 am Melbourne, Australia time)
Glen Eira Library system, Australia
A fun virtual two-continent event featuring Maria and fellow NY Times bestselling dog-book author Cat Warren talking about doctor dogs, cadaver dogs, and other amazing canines.
http://bit.ly/2NAUYfX for more info
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Past
January 14, 2021, 6 pm PDT
Bookshop West Portal, San Francisco
Learn about the exciting, dramatic world of lifesaving doctor dogs. Maria talks about the leading-edge science and training behind these four-legged heroes, and provides the latest on Covid-detection dogs. Free event. Signed books will be available. Click here for more info on the event https://www.bookshopwestportal.com/event/maria-goodavage-virtual-event and click here to register https://www.crowdcast.io/e/maria-goodavage---doctor
December 10, 2020, 3 pm PDT
Hub City Books, Spartanburg, SC
Pilley Bianchi, co-trainer of Chaser the border bollie, “the smartest dog in the world,” will introduce Maria and fellow NY Times bestselling author Cat Warren for a fun virtual event about the amazing world of medical and other scent-detection dogs. The event is free but please check in here for tickets: https://bit.ly/33nQrTg
Signed books will be available.
December 4, 2020, 6:30 pm PDT
Dog Talk Live, San Francisco Bay Area
Brought to you by the National Institute of Canine Service & Training (NICST) and Dogs4Diabetics (D4D)
Maria and fellow NY Times bestselling dog-book author Cat Warren will discuss the exciting world of dogs who sniff for a living in this free virtual event. Maria will talk about incredible doctor dogs, including the latest on Covid-detection dogs, and Cat will talk about the intrepid dogs who sniff for the missing and the deceased -- and lots more! NICST/D4D founder Mark Ruefenacht and his diabetic-alert dog Hollis will host. More info temporarily available at: www.dogtalklive.org. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82227218792#
December 2, 2020, 4 pm PDT
Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, N.C.
A virtual event featuring Maria and fellow
NY Times bestselling dog-book author Cat
Warren in conversation with each other about
sniffer dogs. The price of admission is the
price of one of their SIGNED books, or
just $5 if you want to watch but not buy.
Tickets and more info:
August 4, 2020, noon to 1:30 pm
Rotary Club San Francisco
Zoom presentation of heartwarming stories
of doctor dogs and their people, as well as the
intriguing science behind what these dogs dog.
Maria will also provide an update on what's going
on in the world of training dogs to detect Covid-19.
Sign up as a guest here:
https://sfrotary.com/event/e-meeting---doctor-dogs/
April 25, 2020, 3 pm
Book Passage-CANCELLED due to
COVID-19 closures. Will reschedule and
may have an online event. Will
update here if so.
Ferry Building, San Francisco, California
Discussion, Q&A, book signing, and
meet an amazing medical detection dog!
Free
November 16, 2019, 4 pm to 6 pm
Brickworks
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington
Discussion, book signing, Parkinson's
detection dog demo
November 9, 2019, 2 pm
San Francisco SPCA
250 Florida Street, San Francisco
Discussion, Q&A, book signing, and
meet an amazing medical detection dog!
Free
November 7, 2019
Marines Memorial Club
San Francisco
Special American Humane event
By invitation
October 25, 2019, 1 pm
Book Passage (cancelled bc of fire safety outages)
Corte Madera, California
Discussion, Q&A, book signing, and
meet an amazing medical detection dog!
Free
October 4-5, 2019
Hero Dog Awards
Judge
Come say hi at the events!
Beverly Hills
Hollis, the yellow Lab Zoom host for the Dog Talk Live Event, only moonlights as a host. His real job is alerting to his person's diabetic lows. He is absolutely devoted to his job and to his person.
Photo, courtesy of his person, Mark Ruefenacht
