RIP Kabosu, The Fren Behind ‘Doge’ Meme And The Face Of Dogecoin, Dies At 18
On Friday, Kabosu, a Shiba Inu who helped popularize the “doge” meme and whose face is emblazoned upon the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, died on Friday. She was 18 years old.
In 2022, she was diagnosed with leukemia and had liver issues, according to the New York Times.
The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, a kindergarten teacher who lives in Sakura, a city east of Tokyo, announced Kabosu had “crossed the rainbow bridge” on social media Friday, per the Times. Sato also honored the popular pup in a poem on her blog on Friday.
Kabocha is
Today, May 24th
At 7:50 a.m.
I fell into a deep sleep.
Last night as usual
Eat rice
Plenty of water too
I drank it.
From the window
The soft light shines in,
Outside the window
The birds sing
On a beautiful morning,
While I stroke you
Like sleeping
He passed away quietly.
For a long time, Kabocha
To all of you who loved me,
Really
thank you very much.
Kabocha is
The happiest person in the world
I think it was a dog.
And, I
The happiest person in the world
It was the owner.
Kabocha is
Still now
Smiling
Wagging his tail
Stay close to me
I think they are giving it to us.
surely
And always will be.
