More: We lost our 5 year old German Shepherd to cancer. Shyla was our rescue. We adopted her from a rescue organization. The breeder was going to put her down due to not being show quality. Shyla has filled the void at losing our other dog to cancer. She is a joy, loves to play outside with her many balls. Losing a dog to cancer is very sad but fortunately there are many rescue organizations that need folks to adopt. We were lucky to find Shyla.