Much sad: Kabosu, the real-life Shiba Inu that was the basis for the popular "doge" internet meme - and became the face on the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency - has died. She was 18.

The Doge meme became popular online in the early 2010s, according to Know Your Meme. Internet users circulated zoomed-in photos of the dog's face with his eyebrows raised. Kabosu, the Japanese dog ...