🥀 Kabosu, the dog behind the 'doge' internet meme, has died
Kabosu, the #ShibaInu: dog whose quizzical expression starred in an array of "doge" internet memes, has died, its owner said Friday.
A picture of #Kabosu with a slight side-eyed look went viral around 2013 on Tumblr and various online chatrooms, before it became known as "$DOGE ," one of the most iconic and recognized images of the social web era.
The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, 62, a kindergarten teacher from the city of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, #Japan , confirmed the news in a poignant poem on her blog on Friday.