Megan Schauer

Hufflepuff, Thespian, Haunter, Nerd.

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Rest in peace, sweet doge. You will never be forgotten

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Kabosu. She's the shiba inu whose face became the internationally recognized Doge meme after a photoshoot went viral in 2010. Kabosu passed peacefully today, May 24, at 18, after a long battle with liver disease and leukemia.

Kabosu (which means Pumpkin in Japanese, so named for her round face), was rescued from a puppy mill shutdown and adopted from a shelter in 2008. She lived in Sakura, Japan, with her humans and three feline siblings. Her mom, a kindergarten teacher, first posted the picture of Kabosu with the wide eyes and daintily crossed paws in February 2010. The pup's pic made the rounds on Reddit and Tumblr, before the meme-ified version with colorful "Doge speak" captions began taking over. (such fame, wow.) Kabosu eventually became the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin in 2013, which, while created as a joke, reached an $88.8 billion market cap at its peak in May 2021. On Nov. 2, 2023, meme legends celebrated the inaugural Doge Day and unveiled a statue commemorating her. Many in the Doge movement use DOGE as an acronym for "Do Only Good Everyday."

"I think Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world," her human wrote in a farewell post on the blog she maintained for Kabosu and her adventures. "And I was the happiest owner." A celebration of her life will be held Sunday, May 26, from 1-4pm at Flower Kaori in Kotsu no Mori, in Narita City.

For her lasting legacy on internet culture, the legend Kabosu receives our highest honor, a 15/10

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

@BadgerFootball That’s my cousin!

[Wisconsin Football @BadgerFootball]

Shut. It. Down.

Ben Barten with the sack ‼️

#OnWisconsin

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

This beautiful couple will be tying the knot soon and are looking for all the help they can get! Any little bit helps ♥️ https://t.co/sEQwp2KoWK

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

In case you needed to hear this: your accomplishments are valid, no matter how small they are. An accomplishment is an accomplishment and that’s what matters. I’m proud of you

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Sometimes I think that my peers weren’t horrible in high school, but then I remember the time someone kicked my crutches out from underneath me my freshman year because he “wanted to prove that I was faking it.” The muscles around my kneecap had deteriorated, how do you fake that

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Migraines are bad enough as is. But getting Tokyo drift stuck in your head while you’re suffering from one… so. Much. Worse.

[chloé @altostrxtus]

they’re all going to sleep as a lil family🥺

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

To whomever was just biking down my street while whooping and cheering at the top of their lungs: thank you. You made my day. I have no idea what you’re celebrating, but good for you!

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

For something so trivial, seeing that hourglass pop up on Snapchat next to the streak number gives me too much anxiety

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

@macy_mooren I’ve been doing this all summer to pass the time!

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Did anyone else just get the “sorry we meant Elton John” notification from Buzzfeed??

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

@soydnoy That look of surprise on your face when you finally recognized me was priceless

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Glad to see I’m not the only one who freaked out and thought my #TikTok account got banned #tiktokdown

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

@isthatkatana Need this so I can curl up and read with only the thunder in the background

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

Wholesome fact of the day: at my middle school, everyone knew and loved our janitor, Wally. It turns out, he was nominated for a golden Apple award every single year. He may not have been an academic teacher, but he taught us all a lot

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

I saw Erik’s mask from Phantom of the Opera

[Jennifer Hampton 🐈🐕👩‍🏫🥕📚👑🇺🇦💙 @jennifermcd93]

@StephenKing My cat...or is it? Who do you see? Edgar Allen Poe? Michael Meyers?

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

@_immortalsun This news made my day

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

The Selection series by Kiera Cass deserves so much more recognition than it gets. I would love to see it turned into a tv or movie series

[Megan Schauer @Opalpuff4073]

That feeling when you’re sad and can’t decide whether you should listen to sad music or happy music to aid your situation, so you just sit and try not to cry #adhd #executivedysfunction