{"id":25071,"date":"2025-10-28T20:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/25071\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T20:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:51:18","slug":"texas-wienerfest-counts-1713-dachshunds-at-austin-meetup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/25071\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Wienerfest counts 1,713 dachshunds at Austin meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Oktoberfest celebrations<\/a> started drying up this year, there was one more place to celebrate German sausages on October 26. Texas Wienerfest says<\/a> it brought together 1,713 dachshunds, or wiener dogs, for what appeared to be a record-breaking party at Star Hill Ranch.<\/p>\n

Texas Wienerfest organizers will need to submit evidence to Guinness World Records to have their count accepted as the official standing world record.<\/p>\n

\"Texas Pup cups were a loose idea in this contest.Photo by Amber Talmage<\/p>\n

The annual get-together, now in its third year, is hosted by local photography and events team ZilkerBark, beloved on social media for supplying Austinites with tons of dog content. ZilkerBark also organized a golden retriever meetup<\/a> in April that came very close to breaking the world record: 1,267 Austin goldens versus 1,310 in Australia. <\/p>\n

According to ZilkerBark before the event, more than 1,175 dachshunds had to attend to break the de facto current world record counted in Germany in 2024; Guinness World Records confirmed 897 of them in Germany, but ZilkerBark took aim at the higher unofficial count<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Not only did the 1,713 handily surpass that goal, but they represented a big increase from the 530 that showed up in 2024.<\/p>\n

\"Texas Some dogs really committed to the theme.Photo by Amber Talmage<\/p>\n

This is a double win for dachshund-lovers, since Central Texas Dachshund Rescue<\/a> will receive $2.50 from each entry ticket sold, plus 25 percent of commemorative t-shirt sales. By the time tickets sold out \u2014 a few days before the event, to some dog-lover’s dismay \u2014 the event had raised more than $20,000 for the organization.<\/p>\n

Folks who did snag a ticket got to meet an unbelievable number of wiener dogs, cheer them on in races, a “limbo,” and a pup cup-eating contest, and have their portraits done.<\/p>\n

Many commenters on social media say the event was fun, but a significant number also say there were too many people affecting traffic, food vendors, and other logistics. KVUE was onsite and reports<\/a> that ZilkerBark is planning an even bigger event next year.<\/p>\n