CHEEMS, THE DOG WHO BECAME AN INTERNET SENSATION FOR HIS DERPY SMILE, DIED ON SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 12. HIS REAL NAME WAS BALLTZE, AND HE WAS A SHIBA INU. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA IN DECEMBER 2022 AND HAS BEEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT EVER SINCE. HE DIED DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REMOVE FLUID FROM HIS CHEST CAVITY.
