Pup Balltze a.k.a Cheems — the dog featured in numerous viral social media posts, including many ‘Doge’ memes — has died at the age of 12 after a battle with cancer. Cheems’ owner announced the tragic ...

Cheems, the dog that inspired one of the most famous memes on the internet, passed away after not waking up following a surgical procedure to treat cancer. According to an Instagram post from the ...

Cheems, the beloved viral meme dog died after he didn't wake up from a surgical procedure during his battle with cancer. The internet famous dog was 12-years-old. Cheem's owner posted the sad news to ...

The Cheems dog first appeared online on September 4, 2017, after his owner posted the now-iconic photo of him to his Instagram account, @balltze. Nearly two years later, Reddit user Spicy_Meme_Boi ...

Cheems, the adorable Shiba Inu who captured the hearts of millions as a popular meme icon, passed away on Friday at the age of 12. The news, shared through a post on Cheems’ official Instagram account ...

Cheems, the internet’s most famous shiba inu, has died. According to his family, Cheems — alternately called Balltze — passed away during a surgical procedure on Friday. Cheems had been battling ...

Posting to Instagram on Saturday, Balltze’s owner Kathy said that Balltze fell asleep during thoracentesis surgery (a procedure to remove fluid around the lungs) the day before and didn’t wake up ...

The iconic dog behind the "Cheems" meme died at age 12. Balltze had been undergoing cancer treatment, his owner said on Instagram. Balltze was famous enough to have merchandise with his face on it and ...

Viral dog Cheems Balltze has died at 12 following a battle with cancer. The Shiba Inu, also known as "Ball Ball," died on Friday after falling asleep during a thoracentesis surgery and never waking up ...