# Doge

> A rescue dog's photograph became the basis of a Comic Sans meme that spread in 2013.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2010-02-12
- Milestone date: 2013-12-31
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 30 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Kabosu’s photograph became part of Doge’s caption culture. Shiba Confessions pairs Shibas with Comic Sans and solicits credited image submissions. Reddit communities and later platform features carried the adaptable voice into new contexts.

## Timeline

- 2010-02-12 — Atsuko Sato (Open web) — Sato published photographs of Kabosu, including the sideways-glancing image.
- Sep 2012 — Shiba Confessions (Open web) — Shiba Confessions began pairing Shiba photographs with Comic Sans captions on Tumblr.
- 2013-01-08 — r/Doge (Reddit) — The Doge subreddit was created to share captioned Shiba images and videos.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/doge-meme

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Doge.” Case HIS-01031. Spread Score v1.2: 30/100. Updated 2026-10-16. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01031