[quote1274546737=ed]Does anyone know what hapened to almaz, i heard that most of their dogs had hip problems and as a result their site got hacked, is that true? [/quote1274546737] Vadim, died in 2007 of a massive anurism while working out in his garage. He was in great physical shape. His dogs were sold off by his surviving spouse. ... His dogs did not have hip problems and his site was not hacked. Don't believe all you hear especially if it is from another CAO breeder. Vadim was a very good friend of mine. Read more at this http://molosserdogs.com/forum-t25969-post.html