A Colorado dog breeder has been found dead and his Doberman pinscher puppies are missing

Colorado authorities are conducting a homicide investigation after a dog breeder was found dead Saturday and as many as 10 puppies were missing from his Clear Creek County property, according to the sheriff’s office.

Colorado authorities are conducting a homicide investigation after a dog breeder was found dead Saturday and as many as 10 puppies were missing from his Clear Creek County property, according to the sheriff’s office. Paul Peavey, 57, was last heard from the night of August 19 and his body was discovered by a search party of community volunteers Saturday around noon, according to Bruce Boynton, a friend of Peavey’s. Boynton said Peavey would come to his restaurant twice a day. He told CNN he went to Peavey’s property last Wednesday after another friend said they couldn’t get in touch with Peavey. “I went up there to his place to check on him and his place was wide open, and the puppy barn was wide open and there were no puppies,” Boynton said. “His house and his place and the whole property was torn apart and anything of value was gone.” Peavey bred European Doberman pinschers. Four adult dogs were gone temporarily but returned to the house, Boynton said. The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said a missing person report was filed last Wednesday evening.