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Over a thousand owners and their furry dachshund friends gathered on the Suffolk coast for the annual Southwold Sausage Walk. The event, organised by Laura Baggott since 2017, saw people come from all over the United Kingdom and even as far away as Florida in the United States. In 2022, the group set a world record for the largest gathering of dogs of any single breed with over 2,000 dachshunds attending.
Baggott said, “It’s always weather dependant and luckily we had sunshine” and that “It’s such a good atmosphere and because it’s built over the years we now have stalls, we have music, we have a big raffle.” The event has become a tradition, raising awareness and funds to combat intervertebral disc disease which affects the long-bodied dogs.
Ms Baggott dreams of her statue being a sausage dog in Southwold for the tenth anniversary of the walks. She says her event has grown so much that it is overwhelming to see everyone on the beach. “I’m very proud of it, I do feel like it’s very successful and it gets more successful every year.
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