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Mario is a gorgeous blue merle male owned by our daughter. He is extremely smart and loves to work with and for Kait. Mario came from Kym and Brandi Base's Mi-T Aussies breeding program at Salina, Kansas. Check out his extraordinary extended pedigrees from herdndog.com, both of his parents are Champions and the rest of his pedigree is stacked with Champions as well. Thanks to Kym and Brandi, we absolutely love Mario!!

Mario's dam side of pedigree

Mario's sire side of pedigree

In the photo, at top, is Mario and Kait who qualified at the Tri-County and Central Kansas Free Fair for the Sr. Showmanship Finals at the 2010 Kansas State Fair.

Mario is a natural in the showring and adores everyone he meets. Kym already had a 3 point major in ASCA on Mario when Kait acquired him. Kait has continued onward with Mario's successful show career. This past Summer in 4-H, Kait and Mario won Reserve Champion Sr Showmanship in Herington at the Tri-County Fair. This qualified the duo for the 2010 Kansas State Fair 4-H Dog Show in September where they earned a purple!! Congrats Kait and Mario!! We are so proud of you and your dedication to practice!!

After the fair in Herington, it was a triple win in Abilene at the Central Kansas Free Fair dog show. Kait and Mario won Champion titles in Sr. Showmanship, Novice Obedience and Novice Rally Obedience. What a great start to their show career together!! In the near future, we look forward to watching Kait and Mario in the AKC and ASCA showrings:).