FAMOUS MEME DOG CHEEMS DEAD AT 12

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https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/19/famous-meme-dog-cheems-dead-12-viral-twitter-leukemia-pup-balltze/

Cheems, one of the most famous dogs on the internet, is dead after a battle with cancer.

The viral meme dog died Friday during a surgical procedure ... according to his owners, who say he fell asleep during surgery and never woke up.

Cheems shot to fame way back in 2017 when an awkward photo of him went viral ... sparking a meme that is still shared to this day.

Also known as Pup Balltze or just Balltze, the shiba inu was famous for his love of cheeseburgers ... and he's got his own meme character, Cheemsburger.

[debm55]

1. RIP Cheems. I had a Shiba Inu for 12 years. Her name was Roxy.

[Wednesdays]

2. This was one of two shiba inus that originated the "Doge" meme

The other was "Kabosu" who was at least 16 years old last December when the news reported she was seriously ill with leukemia. In January, it was reported that Kabosu had a "miraculous recovery," but I haven't heard anything since.

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3. I don't know how to post one of Cheems' memes so folks would know him.

[Wednesdays]

4. The one on the left is Kabosu, the one on the right is Cheems.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Thanks. Someday you'll have to post how to do that.

[Wednesdays]

7. Aha. 'Tis simple.

Just copy and paste the url (web address) of the picture into your post. Make sure it begins with https:// and ends with .jpg or .png. I can't say whether other image formats would work, but .jpg and .png definitely do work.

The url of the image above is https:/ /s.hdnux.com/ photos/01/16/07/61/20479087/16/2300x0.jpg (without the spaces).

A lot of times there's gobbledygook added on after the .jpg that begins with a question mark, and that tag can usually be cut out. For example, a url of "https:// somewebsite.com/ coolpicture.jpg?364782&img_fmt=length1920&width1080&otherstuff" (without the spaces) can usually be trimmed down to "https:/ /somewebsite.com/ coolpicture.jpg" (without the spaces) when you post it on DU.

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