The Shiba Inu behind the viral “doge” meme — and the logo for a cryptocurrency — is sick with cancer. Her owner says the 17-year-old dog, Kabosu, is in “very dangerous condition.”
The dog, known by the name"Kabosu," had stopped eating and drinking over the weekend but was beginning to get her energy back, Sato said.
Kabosu, a rescue dog, became an internet sensation after social media users began resharing a photo posted to Sato's personal blog in 2010. Kabosu's smirking face, side eyes and crossed paws were a hit online, often overlaid with comic sans text depicting what might be her inner dialogue. Users began referring to the image as"doge" and a global meme was born.According to internet lore, the term"doge" first appeared in a 2005 episode of"Homestar Runner," an animated web-based comedy series.
But the misspelled moniker took on another meaning in 2013 with the emergence of a titularly-branded cryptocurrency, Dogecoin.the richest man on earth at the time, tweeted"Dogecoin is the people's currency" and"no highs, no lows, only Doge."
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