16 Nostalgic Memes To Celebrate The Meme Doge's Sweet 16

Ellie Dunn

Oct 30, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

Do you know the story behind everyone's favorite doge meme? According to Know Your Meme, the viral meme began in 2010 when a Japanese kindergarten teacher named Atsuko Sato posted several photos of her rescue-adopted Shiba Inu dog Kabosu to her personal blog. These photos were used to create the iconic doge meme that we know today. Kabosu has truly gone viral, and recently his owner sold an NFT of the original meme for over 4 million dollars!

These days Kabuso still poses for tons of awwdorable photos on his Instagram page, and on November 2nd, he will turn 16, which is approximately 87 in human years. To celebrate this magnificent dog's birthday, we've compiled a spectacular assortment of doge memes from different years and internet eras. These memes certainly make us feel a little bit nostalgic, and maybe they will bring a smile to your face as well.

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Wow, this pupper is such a good boy, and he's now going to be turning 16 heckin' years old! Pretty crazy am I right? But also pretty heckin' pawsome. Honestly doggo birthdays are just so wholesome, we can't help but smile when we see people celebrating.
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This was such a fun variation of the regular doge meme, does anybody other than us remember this one? Back in the day, I Can Has Cheezburger was flooded with hilarious doge memes like this one, ah, good times. Maybe we can bring back the doge and make him viral again right before his birthday.
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