Japanese dog who inspired ‘Dogecoin’ meme, beloved by Elon Musk, has died
- Rescue dog, Kabosu, whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the US$23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency, has died
- Kabosu’s real birthday was unknown, but her owner estimated her age at 18, past the average lifespan for a Shiba Inu
The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the US$23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency beloved by Elon Musk died on Friday, her owner said.
“She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,” Atsuko Sato wrote on her blog, thanking the fans of her Shiba Inu called Kabosu – the face of the “Doge” meme.
“I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world. And I was the happiest owner,” Sato wrote.
As a rescue dog, Kabosu’s real birthday was unknown, but Sato estimated her age at 18, past the average lifespan for a Shiba Inu, with her birthday celebrated in November.
In 2010, two years after adopting Kabosu from a puppy mill where she would otherwise have been put down, Sato took a picture of her pet crossing her paws on the sofa.