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Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame dies

'She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,' the dog's owner wrote on her blog

Published: Fri 24 May 2024, 4:19 PM

Updated: Fri 24 May 2024, 4:28 PM

The Japanese shiba inu dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the $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 dog called Kabosu – the face of the "Doge" meme.

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