Last Saturday September 24, Melbourne's sausage dogs gathered at Hophaus Southgate for the Teckelrennen Annual Dachshund Race. They pounded the pavement with their little wiener legs along a 15-metre racetrack and paraded in the cutest fancy dress competition of all time, all to raise money for Dachshund Rescue Australia. We sent our dog-loving photographer Carmen Zammit on a very important mission to snap the speedy sausage dogs and because this was a competition in which all the dachshunds were winners wieners (sorrynotsorry), here are the best-dressed pooches of the day in no particular order.
1. Demigoddess Wonderwoman, slayer of doggy treats, warrior princess of the Amazons
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
2. Woody, who is showing us how dogs really wear pants.
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
3. And here we have the Oktoberfest beer wench, who wore her best braids for the day
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
4. These jailbirds who are doing hard time and took some time out from the chain gang for a doggy parade
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
5. Look, we're totally against violence in all forms, but we'll allow this murderous tyrant to roam our dog parks
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
6. Most likely to be the next Bachelors
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
7. Most likely to win the Bachelor's heart and run off with the 'promise ring'
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
8. We want so badly for this dog octopus to be called Ursula
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
9. This little cutie is a little early for Christmas but we don't care because we can look into those brown eyes until next Easter
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
10. You can fly me anywhere you like, Captain Wiener
Photograph: Carmen Zammit
11. This one didn't even bother to get dressed, but look at that dopey little face. You do you, dog
Photograph: Carmen Zammit