TOKIO.- Kabosu, the Japanese Shiba Inu dog, famous for being the protagonist of several viral memes and who inspired the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, died today -May 24- in Japanannouncement su duea.
“She died peacefully while I caressed her,” Atsuko Sato said in a message on her blog, in which she thanked fans around the world for the love shown to Kabosu.
Creation of memes
Kabosu’s digital adventure began in 2010, when her owner published a photo of the beige-haired dog on her blog, lying on a sofa, with a surprised expression and her legs crossed.
This image gave rise to a massive phenomenon on the internet and the appearance of the Doge meme (a name probably derived from the word dog).
An infinite number of variants of this meme were used around the world to laugh or make jokes.
Kabosu also inspired the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, created in 2013, whose popularity skyrocketed thanks to the support of Elon Musk.
“The Doge is the most popular dog of the modern era, she is the Mona Lisa of the internet,” one of her unconditional fans recently told AFP.
Since Kabosu had been adopted from a shelter, her exact age was a mystery. Sato, who gave an interview to AFP a few weeks ago, believes she was about 18 years old.
FUENTE: AFP
