NBHA Jerry Kilgore Puppy Classic
l to r, 1st place Dublin Down with Brady Elmore, 2nd place Coon Creeks Pride Lakota with Corey Huchteman, 3rd place Snow's Daisy with Kenny Snow and 4th place Running With Scissors with Jillian Stuhr
NBHA JERRY KILGORE PUPPY CLASSIC
1ST – Dublin Down, SF; owner / handler, Brady Elmore
2nd – Coon Creeks Pride Lakota, GSPF; owner / handler, Corey Huchteman
3rd – Snow’s Daisy, PF; owner / handler, Kenny Snow
4th - Running With Scissors, PF; owner, Jillian Stuhr / handler, Garry Malzone
2026 Jerry Kilgore Puppy Classic
This event was notably affected by rainy conditions, which may have influenced the performance of some contestants. Despite the weather, several puppies excelled, demonstrating both promise and resilience.
First brace, Running With Scissors, Garry Malzone. She finished her 30 minutes handled easily and stayed forward, her race was not as strong as the top three but earned her fourth place. Guardrails Cowboy Mickey, Mike Taylor picked up at 2 minutes for interfering with a bracemate.
Second brace, Snows Daisy, Kenny Snow she moved nicely and hunted to the front, her efforts rewarded her with third place. Dublin Down, setter female, Brady Elmore went to the front, hunted hard and demonstrated top contender potential. She earned first place standing above the rest as the clear winner.
Third brace, Erin's Cisco Of Timber Creek, Chuck Leonard. Flashy pointer, capable of a big race, but didn't apply himself as well as the winners. Coon Creek's Pride Lakota, Corey Hutcheman, used the cover well, demonstrated great hunting effort and earned her second place.
Fourth brace, Dancehall Dreamer Jeff Hampshire, attractive Setter male, made some good forward cast and was a close consideration for the podium. Indian Creek Branzino, Garry Malzone, was a hard going puppy and making himself difficult to handle, he may show better another day.
Fifth brace, Hackberry Snake Lady McGee, Mike Taylor and Livewire, Chuck Maxson, complimented each other, sought independence, but time ran out for them.
Six brace, Coon Creek's Pride Ten Bears, Corey Hutcheman. Hunted nicely, had bird contact, pleasing performance but not as strong as the winners. Indian Creek Kalabar, Garry Malzone. Started strong lost track of his handler at the road and picked up at 22 minutes.
Seventh Brace, Snow's Lacey J, Kenny Snow and Rim Rocks Desert Snake Pearl, Mike Taylor. Similar efforts, responded well to handlers, but not as strong as the winners.
Our gracious sponsors Purina pro plan. Purina is our largest sponsor and donating so much dog food to our winners. Garmin donates collars to our winners in every Championship. On X hunts is one of our new sponsers. They are donating an elite membership to our winners. Gundog Supply donate gift certificates. Mulebrand clothing’s does coupons for our winners. Gundog Central takes care of our website. I would like to personally thank you all. Without your support we would be lost.
In closing I would like to thank everyone for allowing me to host these trials the last 6 years. I hope the next person that takes on the task of the Futurity will uphold the standards and keep our future breeding programs held to the highest level possible. Be honest with everyone and treat them fairly and with respect and you will be treated the same. May God Bless you all.
Christian Ogle
