Kabosu, the Japanese shiba inu who inspired the iconic “doge” meme, has died, her owner announced. The pup’s owner, Atsuko Sato, shared the news Friday in the form of a sweet poem on her ...

The dog’s owner, Atsuko Sato, 62, a kindergarten teacher from the city of Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, confirmed the news in a poignant poem on her blog on Friday. “At 7:50 a.m.

According to the Know Your Meme website, the doge meme featured the Shiba Inu in photos that “may be photoshopped to change the dog’s face or captioned with interior monologues in Comic Sans ...

But the meme best known as “This Is Fine”—the one with the dog sipping from a mug as a fire rages around him—has lasted. It is now 10 years old, and it is somehow more relevant than ever.