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Paris Goes To The (Weiner) Dogs

The sixth-annual Paris Sausage Walk (Marche des Teckels) happened last weekend, featuring hundreds of "saucisses sur pattes" (sausages on legs) parading next to the river Seine.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 16: Owners and dogs participate in the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine as thousands of daschunds take part in the annual celebration on November 16, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images) — Owners and dogs participate in the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine as thousands of dachshunds take part in the annual celebration on Nov. 16, 2025, in Paris, France.
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If you happened to be in Paris this weekend, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the City of Light was going to the dogs. And you would have been absolutely right, because there were hundreds of them and they were all sporting the same distinctive hot dog silhouette!

The annual Paris Sausage Walk (Marche des Teckels) returned for its sixth iteration with a vengeance on Sunday, turning the streets into what can only be described as the world's most adorable traffic jam. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., an army of dachshunds (or as the French affectionately call them, "saucisses sur pattes" (sausages on legs)) waddled their way down the David Ben Gourion esplanade along the banks of the river Seine near the Eiffel Tower.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 16: A couple in a Daschund fancy dress costume cross the finish line with their Daschund during the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine on November 16, 2025 in Paris, France. Thousands of Daschunds and owners took part in the annual celebration to raise money for the well being and adoption of Daschunds. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images) — A couple in a dachshund costume cross the finish line with their dachshund during the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine on Nov. 16, 2025, in Paris, France. Thousands of dachshunds and their owners took part in the annual celebration to raise money for the well-being and adoption of dachshunds.
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The event wasn't just about the spectacle of seeing more dachshunds in one place than most people encounter in a lifetime. The Paris Sausage Walk also supported the nonprofit Association des Teckels Sans Doux Foyer, which supports the rescue, care and adoption of dachshunds and other small dogs.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 16: A Daschund dressed as the character Woody in Toy Story franchise walks with its owner as they take part in the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine on November 16, 2025 in Paris, France. Thousands of Daschunds and owners took part in the annual celebration to raise money for the well being and adoption of Daschunds. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images) — A dachshund dressed as the character Woody from the "Toy Story" franchise walks with its owner as they take part in the 6th Annual Paris Sausage Walk along the banks of the river Seine on Nov. 16, 2025, in Paris, France. Thousands of dachshunds and their owners took part in the annual celebration to raise money for the well-being and adoption of dachshunds.
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Dog owners and curious Parisians alike lined the streets, cameras at the ready, as this parade of portable pups created what might just be the most "a-dog-able" traffic jam in history.

Senior writer Chris DeWeese edits Morning Brief, The Weather Channel’s newsletter.