Melbourne workshop

Just finished the Melbourne workshop where there was a good variety of breeds. The group were made up of some that had not done a lot of freestyle and others who had been on the last workshop I had done three years ago. As usual the group was a bit quiet first thing and not talking to their dogs but after a while they started to relax. I had to pick up quite a few handlers on where and when they were rewarding their dogs as they were sometimes rewarding the dog for being out of position or looking ahead rather than up at the handler.
Saying that there was a little Papillion who had heelwork with attention to die for and should do well in HTM when he has learnt the other heelwork positions. It was quite warm in the hall so after a while the teams started to feel the heat and get tired. By the end of the day we had covered quite a lot and it was nice then to meet some of the teams in the evening for dinner.
The second day went well although I had to really keep my energy up as many of the handlers were flagging. Saying that on the last exercise of the day which requires a lot of drive from dog and handler they all did really well. So now I have one more day in Melbourne before flying to Brisbane but with the volcano ash in the air near home the big question is will I get home next Monday ?