Cheems

Balltze
波子
	Photograph of Balltze taken in 2017, used in the Cheems meme since 2019
Species	Canis familiaris
Breed	Shiba Inu
Sex	Male
Born	9 January 2011; Hong Kong
Died	18 August 2023 (aged 12); Hong Kong
Cause of death	Cancer
Years active	2019–2023
Known for	Internet celebrity
Owner	Kathy
Residence	Kowloon, Hong Kong
Named after	Ramune
Chinese name
Chinese	波子
Literal meaning	Small ball
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bōzǐ
Bopomofo	ㄅㄛㄗˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Botzyy
Wade–Giles	Po-tzu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Bō-jí
Jyutping	Bo1-zi2

Last updated February 01, 2025

↑ "經典Meme香港柴犬「波子」逝世主人冀續為網民帶來歡樂 (16:07)" [The owner of the deceased classic Meme Shiba Inu "Balltze" from Hong Kong hopes to continue to bring joy to netizens (16:07)]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ "Balltze, PERRO conocido como "Cheems" en los MEMES, cumple 10 años: VIDEO" [Balltze, DOG known as "Cheems" in MEMES, turns 10: VIDEO]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
↑ Laurinavičius, Rokas; Baliūnaitė, Ilona (6 July 2020). "This Rescue Shiba Inu Is Responsible For The Hilarious Cheems Meme (30 Pics)". Bored Panda. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Sweat, Zach. "Chatting With Cheems: Balltze's Owner Gives Us Some Personal Insight Into Life With One Of The Web's Favorite Shibas". Know Your Meme . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Doge y Cheems vuelven por San Valentín" [Doge and Cheems return for Valentine's Day]. RTVE (in Spanish). 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
1 2 "Cheems, el perro de los memes, está delicado de salud: "No está tan activo como antes"" [Cheems, the dog from the memes, is in fragile health: "He isn't as active as before"]. La Nación (in Spanish). 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
↑ Frausto, Kevin (7 June 2022). "Cheems, perrito viral de internet, se recupera de grave enfermedad" [Cheems, viral Internet doggo, recovers from serious illness]. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
↑ Rodríguez, B. (17 May 2023). "Perrito Cheems está muy enfermo y su dueño teme lo peor" [Doggo Cheems is very sick and his owner fears the worst]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
↑ Blumenthal, Emily (21 August 2023). "Cheems Balltze, the internet's cheeseburger-loving dog, has died". CNN . Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ ""El amor nos separa, pero también nos une": despiden a Cheems con emotivo funeral" ["Love tears us apart, but also unites us": farewell to Chemms with emotional funeral] (in Spanish). Canal 13 (Chile). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
↑ Flores, Luis A. (3 October 2024). "Pochita, la "sucesora espiritual" de Cheems que llegó a iluminar la vida de sus dueños" [Pochita, the "spiritual successor" of Cheems who arrived to light up the life of her owners] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
↑ Gladwin, Ryan S. (3 October 2024). "Lucky Meme Coin Trader Turns $140 Into $450,000 in 24 Hours". Decrypt. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
↑ "Swole Doge vs. Cheems: el meme de los perros que se está viralizando en redes" [Swole Doge vs. Cheems: the dog meme that is going viral on the web]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
↑ Entrepreneur en Español (11 January 2021). "Cheems, the Dog Made Famous By Memes, Turned 10 Years Old". SFGATE . Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ "'This is gold': KFC Spain's twist to Godzilla vs Kong meme sets internet abuzz". The Indian Express . 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
↑ Quinley, Caleb (8 February 2021). "Three-finger salute: Hunger Games symbol adopted by Myanmar protesters". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 August 2023.
↑ Aguilar, Eduardo (19 August 2023). "¿De qué raza es el perro Cheems?" [What breed was Cheems the dog?]. Pet Life (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ Cortez, Diego (19 August 2023). "Cheems murió, la famosa perrita [sic] del meme de la 'amsiedad'" [Cheems, the famous dog from the 'amxiety' meme, died]. El Mañana (Nuevo Laredo) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ Dubey, Parth (13 December 2021). "Stench Of A Scam? Statement Supposedly By Cheems Inu Raises Red Flags For Crypto Investors". International Business Times . Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links

Official website
Cheems entry at Know Your Meme

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[1] "經典Meme香港柴犬「波子」逝世主人冀續為網民帶來歡樂 (16:07)" [The owner of the deceased classic Meme Shiba Inu "Balltze" from Hong Kong hopes to continue to bring joy to netizens (16:07)]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[2] "Balltze, PERRO conocido como "Cheems" en los MEMES, cumple 10 años: VIDEO" [Balltze, DOG known as "Cheems" in MEMES, turns 10: VIDEO]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[3] Laurinavičius, Rokas; Baliūnaitė, Ilona (6 July 2020). "This Rescue Shiba Inu Is Responsible For The Hilarious Cheems Meme (30 Pics)". Bored Panda. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[kym-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sweat, Zach. "Chatting With Cheems: Balltze's Owner Gives Us Some Personal Insight Into Life With One Of The Web's Favorite Shibas". Know Your Meme . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[rtve-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Doge y Cheems vuelven por San Valentín" [Doge and Cheems return for Valentine's Day]. RTVE (in Spanish). 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[nacion-6] 1 2 "Cheems, el perro de los memes, está delicado de salud: "No está tan activo como antes"" [Cheems, the dog from the memes, is in fragile health: "He isn't as active as before"]. La Nación (in Spanish). 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[7] Frausto, Kevin (7 June 2022). "Cheems, perrito viral de internet, se recupera de grave enfermedad" [Cheems, viral Internet doggo, recovers from serious illness]. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[8] Rodríguez, B. (17 May 2023). "Perrito Cheems está muy enfermo y su dueño teme lo peor" [Doggo Cheems is very sick and his owner fears the worst]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[CNN-9] Blumenthal, Emily (21 August 2023). "Cheems Balltze, the internet's cheeseburger-loving dog, has died". CNN . Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[10] ""El amor nos separa, pero también nos une": despiden a Cheems con emotivo funeral" ["Love tears us apart, but also unites us": farewell to Chemms with emotional funeral] (in Spanish). Canal 13 (Chile). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[11] Flores, Luis A. (3 October 2024). "Pochita, la "sucesora espiritual" de Cheems que llegó a iluminar la vida de sus dueños" [Pochita, the "spiritual successor" of Cheems who arrived to light up the life of her owners] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[12] Gladwin, Ryan S. (3 October 2024). "Lucky Meme Coin Trader Turns $140 Into $450,000 in 24 Hours". Decrypt. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[13] "Swole Doge vs. Cheems: el meme de los perros que se está viralizando en redes" [Swole Doge vs. Cheems: the dog meme that is going viral on the web]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[14] Entrepreneur en Español (11 January 2021). "Cheems, the Dog Made Famous By Memes, Turned 10 Years Old". SFGATE . Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[15] "'This is gold': KFC Spain's twist to Godzilla vs Kong meme sets internet abuzz". The Indian Express . 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[16] Quinley, Caleb (8 February 2021). "Three-finger salute: Hunger Games symbol adopted by Myanmar protesters". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[17] Aguilar, Eduardo (19 August 2023). "¿De qué raza es el perro Cheems?" [What breed was Cheems the dog?]. Pet Life (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[18] Cortez, Diego (19 August 2023). "Cheems murió, la famosa perrita [sic] del meme de la 'amsiedad'" [Cheems, the famous dog from the 'amxiety' meme, died]. El Mañana (Nuevo Laredo) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[19] Dubey, Parth (13 December 2021). "Stench Of A Scam? Statement Supposedly By Cheems Inu Raises Red Flags For Crypto Investors". International Business Times . Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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