According to the Verge, Kabosu’s fame was never leveraged for lucrative sponsorships and branding deals like Boo the Pomeranian, Grumpy Cat and other internet-famous animals. Sato at the time sa ...

Sato first spotted Kabosu on an animal welfare organization’s adoption website in the fall of 2008. When the Shiba Inu first came to Sato’s home, she appeared frightened and would warily ...

Ms Sato, a Japanese kindergarten teacher from the city of Sakura in the Chiba Prefecture, adopted Kabosu in 2008 after she was sent to an animal shelter after her puppy mill shut down. Kabosu rose ...