Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose curious expression became famous in a bunch of “doge” internet jokes, has passed away, according to its owner’s announcement on Friday.
A photo of Kabosu with a slightly sideways glance became really popular around 2013 on Tumblr and different online chatrooms, before it became known as “doge,” one of the most iconic and well-known images of the social web era.
Atsuko Sato, a 62-year-old teacher from Sakura city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, who owned the dog, shared the news in a touching poem on her blog on Friday.
“At 7:50 a.m. I fell into a deep sleep,” she wrote. Sato said she would hold a farewell party for “Kabo-chan” on Sunday.
“She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,” Sato wrote, according to a translation by the AFP news agency. “I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world. And I was the happiest owner.”
Kabosu’s image has appeared in numerous social media posts and was even used as the symbol of a digital currency. A unique digital token of the picture was sold in 2021 for $4 million.
Dogecoin paid tribute to the dog on X, saying she was a “being who knew only happiness and limitless love.”
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