I adopted my first foster and he's supposed (I tend to take the histories/stories w/a grain of salt) to be a former stud from a NY breeder; passed on to a MN breeder and from there who knows? Results was turned himself into a shelter and was an 80 lb mess, 7 yrs old. Long story short-all better now, doing well, about 115 lbs, beautiful black brindle soft coat but dang, the boy can shed. I hesitate to use the term normal, but is shedding normal for a corso?