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A world record-breaking sausage dog event held on a beach has been slammed by locals – because it left the area smelling of wee.

Hundreds of Daschunds took to the beach last Sunday to raise money for charity and set the record for the most in one place.

The event was organised by Pixie Davis, and was held on a beach near Perranporth, Cornwall, as it is one of the few that allows dogs year round.

But organisers fear the event may not be repeated next year, after residents complained the beach now smells like dog wee, reports Cornwall Live.

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Pixie said: “They said they were not going to allow us to do the event again. I had a phone call at 9.30pm from someone who was complaining because we had parked on the green.

“I had asked a number of times prior to the event if the vehicle access would be opened and they didn’t tell me that we couldn’t park on the green.

“They were also complaining because we had left some bunting and straws on the beach. She also said the whole place smelt of dog wee.

“She said ‘there is no way it’s going to be held there again’.

“We had a massive donation from the man who runs the car park and he said he had never seen it so busy but the parish council has decided it doesn’t want these designer handbag dogs down here again.”

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Pixie said many businesses were happy with the increased custom, but behind the scenes complaints were rolling in at Perranzabuloe Parish Counci.

She continued: “I didn’t receive any complaints during the day.

“They did send a councillor down because they asked my daughter who was selling cakes if she knew where I was.

“By that time the walk had started so I was down on the beach.

“My daughter saw that person again later and asked if they had found me and they said no and that it was a lovely event and they didn’t want to upset me.

“Then a few hours later I had a woman screaming down the phone.

“A lot of the local traders have asked me to do it again next year because it was a lovely event – the fish and chip place and ice cream shop especially. I would like to be there next year.

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“Others who went on the walk are disgusted. The woman I spoke to made out there was a real issue with plastic straws but I went down at 10pm and could only find a handful.

“She said there was a conflict of interest because we used a vet from another area. The one we used screens the dachshund’s backs and they are the only ones who can do it. They came from Falmouth.

“They handed out plastic flags because they weren’t aware of the plastic free status but there was no rubbish and the dog bins were overflowing which was a good thing.

“They said the whole area smelt of dog wee and they would have to get someone in to sanitise it.

“I am going to discuss it with the parish council to see what we can do to have it there again.”

Karen Colam, councillor for the Perranporth ward and member of the beach group, said: “The event was applied for in a timely fashion and we gave them the guidelines however we acknowledge we needed to be a bit more specific about movement of vehicles.

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“There was also a smell on the grass that was quickly rectified by out weather.

“We had scheduled this year to have our inner green redone but we decided not to go ahead with that this year because a concern over dogs digging.

“The traders were delighted and the event was very well received. It was not perhaps marshaled and stewarded as well as we would have liked.

“There was a concern about people queuing over the bridge because that made it dangerously narrow.

“We were delighted that the event was held here but we won’t necessarily be dog record central.

“If anyone wants to hold an event we would advise them to contact the parish council in good time – at least a minimum of three months.

“We sympathise with some of the comments. There was a box of complimentary biodegradable dog poo bags that was emptied, when really it’s there for people who forget their bags and need one in an emergency.

“There was no poo left behind and the urine washed away. We are grateful to Pixie for doing a litter pick later on in the evening.

“We were concerned about the plastic flags that were handed out by the vets because Perranporth has plastic free status.

“We welcome other events as long as they are well organised. We will welcome applications from anyone for a well ran event that is according to our guidelines and event policies.”

Karen said there has been no decision made on next year’s event.

Pixie runs the Cornwall Dachshund Walkers Group and planned the dachshund meet with the aim of beating the previous Guinness Book of Records total of 500, which was set in Wales.