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ABOUT US

BY THE NUMBERS

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1999

SDI Founder & CEO Sheri Soltes launches the Mighty Texas Dog Walk. Since then, thousands of Austin dogs and their humans have enjoyed their best day ever, making MTDW an annual celebration.

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The Mighty Texas Dog Walk & Expo is produced by Austin nonprofit Service Dogs, Inc. 100% of MTDW profits support SDI's mission of transforming shelter dogs into Service Dogs for wounded veterans and other disabled Texans, completely free of charge. 

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25 YEARS, 6 FLAGS OVER AUSTIN

We've hosted our event at 6 iconic venues in Austin. The first Mighty Texas Dog Walk started at Katz's Deli on 6th and Rio Grande. As we grew, we moved to Auditorium Shores, the Congress Avenue Bridge, Toney Berger Center, and Sunset Valley, before finding the perfect fit at Camp Mabry.

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12 WORLD RECORDS!

Our big flex:  We've fetched 

12 World Records. 

This year, we'll make history with the World's Biggest Pajama Party With Dogs!

 

in the news

Hoodline

2023

"Mighty Texas Dog Walk Struts For Service Pups"

Dripping Springs Century News

2023

"Local Nonprofit Secures 12th Guinness World Record"

KXAN-NBC, Yahoo! News

2023

"Mighty Texas Dog Walk raises money for local non-profit"

Realtor.com

2023

"12 Things To Know Before Moving to Austin"

FOX7 Austin

2022

"Thousands of dogs gather at Camp Mabry for Mighty Texas Dog Walk"

UPI

2022

"World’s Largest Coloring Book unveiled at Texas at Texas dog walking event"

Borneo Bulletin

2022

"World’s Largest Coloring Book unveiled in Texas"

Dripping Springs Century News

2022

"Mighty Texas Dog Walk fetches 11th Guinness World Record"

KVUE

2022

"Austin-area pups fetch new world record at Mighty Texas Dog Walk"

Parade Pets

2018

"This Is the Guinness World Record Holder for Biggest Dog Cake"

KVUE

2018

"Dog organization breaks Guinness World Record for largest dog cake"

KXAN

2015

"World record broken at Mighty Texas Dog Walk"

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