Hundreds of sausage dogs dressed festively in Hyde Park

Hundreds of dachshunds and their humans got dressed up festively over the weekend despite the December chill. The sausage dogs looked cute as a button on Sunday as they paraded in Hyde Park in London in their Christmas wear.

News of the upcoming walk was published by the website Secret London and it received a huge amount of support from owners of the iconic sausage dogs. They had reportedly had a Halloween special, but they believed the Christmas walk would be the most popular.

ITV quotes the walk’s organiser, Ana Rodriguez, as saying it is a great way to socialise the dogs with fellow dachshunds, and also to meet other dog owners. However, while most of the dogs enjoyed meeting new friends, apparently some scraps did break out, requiring the sausage dogs’ owners to split up the fighting parties.

The Huffington Post quotes dachshund Rupert’s owner, Cassandra Williams, as saying it was a good excuse for them all to get together, calling the dog owners “slightly mad people.” Cassandra went on to say it was a good opportunity for Rupert to “make friends” and be more sociable towards other dachshunds.

The following are some of the best-dressed sausage dogs of the day.