Barking Back: January and February Recap with Own The Doge

Shubh
Own The Doge
Published in
5 min readMar 15, 2023

Own The Doge, the community that collectively owns the one and only Doge meme NFT through $DOG is back with its monthly recap of January and February. We’ll be sharing all the exciting moments that have been happening in the DOG world over the past two months.

We’ve got some amazing things to cover, like
- Twitter Spaces with Atsuko Sato (@kabosumama aka doge’s hooman)
- Couch from the Doge meme auctioned, powered by PleasrHouse
- First Doge NFT Open Edition
- Trip to see the actual Doge in Japan
These are the events that have made our community howl with joy and wag our tails in excitement. So, let’s jump right into it and see what’s been happening in the Doge universe!

  1. January Pixel Perk- Le Fractionalised Nounlet!

We did to the Nounlet #69 what we did to the Doge! Fractionalized for community ownership and wow✨

Each Nounlet represents 1% of the vaulted Noun and has a vote in delegating the NounsDAO governance rights. It brings the ownership of Nouns a step closer to the public and we now take it a step further; just because nounlets are cool and you want it 👀

Wondering wtf are nouns and nounlets? Read more about their awesome history here and here.

2. Spaces with Atsuko

In January, we organized a very special Twitter Spaces with Atsuko Sato, aka @kabosumama, to give the Doge community an update on the health of the beloved Kabosu. More than 1900 people tuned in to listen and show their support for Kabosu’s road to recovery. The community was able to send their love and well wishes to Kabosu through the event, and it was truly heartwarming to see the outpouring of love and positivity for this iconic pup. We’re grateful to Atsuko for taking the time to join us and give
us an update on Kabosu’s health.

Too long, didn’t listen? Kabosu is doing much better! And her favorite food is baked sweet potatoes.

Here’s the link to the Spaces recording for anyone who missed it:

3. Layer3 Pixel Minting Bounty

Own The Doge teamed up with @layer3xyz to launch an insanely cool bounty. A custom Doge x Layer3 NFT and Layer3 XP were up for grabs for minting a Pixel, holding it and claiming our January Pixel Perk, which was the fractionalised Nounlet. It’s like getting a dog treat AND a belly rub. Woof woof!

4. Woof Weekly Spaces with Save The Children

Ettore Rossetti from Save The Children joined us for a D.O.G.E woof weekly and discussed the prospects of our donation to their emergency fund supporting earthquake victims in Turkey

5. Pleasr House Doge Episode🥁

It’s been an incredible month for Own The Doge, as we teamed up with PleasrDAO to auction off the actual couch that the actual doge sat on in the actual meme in the second episode of Pleasr House!

And what a success it was! We managed to raise over $69,000 for charity to support @savethechildren’s emergency fund which was immediately put to use to help those impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

We raised Dogecoin donations and sold the first-ever picture of Kabosu taken by Atsuko as an Open Edition (First Doge). Our resident Pixel whale, Doge5com, won the couch auction with a whopping bid of 21ETH. And to make it even better, we sold a total of 5054 First Doge NFTs, with Pixel holders getting to claim 3 NFTs for free. The total amount raised for @SavetheChildren over this span was truly amazing: $29,238 (18.9 ETH) from the Couch Sale, $38,442 (24.85 ETH) from the Open Edition, and $2,036 (25,141 Ð) from $DOGE donations.

Atsuko and Kabosu were interviewed live exclusively on the call. They were shown memes which were made by our community members to get lots of keks and wows. We also did an #Asktsuko segment where videos of community members and famous memes asking questions were shown to Atsuko! It was super fun to have her answer many of those,

Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this such a success. Woof woof!

6. 3D Doge Couch NFT

The 3D Doge Couch Mint: Phase 1 is Live on @manifoldxyz

All collectors who held a Pixel, First Doge, or atleast 16969 $DOG as on March 1 (12 pm EST) are qualified for the first phase along with the ones who won the @premint raffle.

This ain’t just any ordinary couch — this is a 3-Dimensional masterpiece based on a 3d scan of the original couch that Doge sits upon. So, whether you’re hosting a virtual party or just lounging around with your avatar friends, the Doge Couch is the perfect accessory for your metaverse adventures.

7. Doge Pilgrimage

We are pleased to announce our latest epic adventure. As custodians of the original Doge meme, purchased by PleasrDAO in 2021, we want to take you to the Doge.

That’s right, we’re putting together a pilgrimage to meet Kabosu the Doge, as well as her human, Atsuko Sato. You’ll be with the OwnTheDoge crew and other Shiba fans, doing only good everyday, in the home of the Doge. This will be a 3.5-day trip where we would also do other dogely things in Japan like doing a Hachiko tour, staying in the Godzilla Hotel, Mario Kart tour, visiting the Salt Doge Temple, watching Geisha performances and much moar!

Kabosu has been sick lately, and we want to make sure her biggest fans have the opportunity to meet her while her tail is still wagging.

If you’re interested in joining us, check out meetthedoge.com

Want to learn more about $DOG? Go Here: ownthedoge.com

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Shubh
Own The Doge

Cryptocurrency, web3 and NFT enthusiast | failed trader | content writer | dank memer | law student | bork!