KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The death of a 69-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man is reverberating through the international dog show community.
Police found the body of Peter Belmont Jr. Sunday at his home but have not said how he was killed.
The Kansas City Star reports Belmont was known on the dog show circuit for his breeding of Afghan hounds under the kennel name Elmo.
Patricia Egan, president of the Afghan Hound Club of New South Wales in Australia, told The Star Tuesday that Belmont was “a legend” in the Afghan hound world. She says his loss will be mourned worldwide.
A dog show judge, Patrick Byrne, says Belmont was planning to judge several upcoming shows in Germany.
Belmont taught art at all educational levels before retiring from Wyandotte County schools.
