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13 pictures that show why Shrewsbury’s sausage dog walk is the cutest Halloween tradition around

From scary spiders to a Dachshund dressed as Dumbo, the Halloween return of Shrewsbury’s Sausage Social was a spooky spectacle.

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The Shrewsbury Sausage Social, a mass-walkies for local Dachshunds and their owners, has been taking place four times a year for around seven years.

Two of quarterly events - Halloween and Christmas - are always particularly popular, with the organisers encouraging owners to dress up their pups.

On Sunday, dozens of the four-legged friends and their two-legged owners filled the Quarry for their Halloween outing.

Madison Powell, 11 with Tilly the Dachshund (don't be fooled - she's not actually a pumpkin)
Madison Powell, 11 with Tilly the Dachshund (don't be fooled - she's not actually a pumpkin)

Organiser, Paula Costin, leads the walk around the town centre park with her own eight-year-old Dachshund, Daphne.

She said: "We had around 80 dogs, a lot of them in costume. There were lots of people around the Quarry looking very surprised. 

Dachshund, Darcy, casting a spell of cuteness at Shrewsbury’s Halloween Sausage Social
Dachshund, Darcy, casting a spell of cuteness at Shrewsbury’s Halloween Sausage Social
Eight legs, one wagging tail – this little spider pup is ready for Halloween
Eight legs, one wagging tail – this little spider pup is ready for Halloween