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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...