The first ever use of DOGE for a dog wasnt used about Kabosu, but a Corgi. In the reddit thread linked below you dont ever see any mention of a Shiba Inu and the thread owners(John Monarch) explanation doesn't hold up at all.

https://web.archive.org/web/20101023170519/https://www.reddit.com/r/ads/comments/dsxz3/lmbo_look_this_fukken_doge/


https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/24164199/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow

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