Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose quizzical expression starred ... launched an advertising campaign using the doge meme, with ...

But sadly, Kabosu, the dog who was the face of the Doge meme, has died, or as we prefer to say, crossed the rainbow bridge. For a while, Kabosu’s adorable Shiba Inu likeness was everywhere.

Three years later, Sato learned from a friend that Kabosu’s photo had become a meme online. Kabosu had been nicknamed “Doge,” a play on the word “dog,” and clothes and purses using her ...