SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – The Savannah Wiener Dog Races returned Saturday on the Plant Riverside District, because the waterfront kicks off their October Fest celebrations.
Hundreds of individuals got here out and greater than 50 wiener dogs signed as much as race one another.
The dogs have been cut up up by weight class in numerous heats beginning with seven kilos and below, then dogs eight to fifteen kilos after which larger than 15 kilos.
The winner of every race obtained a giftcard to Electric Moon and there was a trophy handed out for greatest costume as nicely. With such a giant crowd on the market we requested an organizer what makes the occasion so particular.
“People love their wiener dogs, it’s kind of a thing and some of these folks have dogs that aren’t racing but are here to watch. It’s the cutest thing,” Julie Musselman stated.
She says they haven’t been in a position to have the Savannah wiener canine races since 2019, making this 12 months’s the primary in its new home the Plant Riverside District.
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