The world's largest dog walk

The record, honestly

This is an attempt at the largest virtual dog walk: everybody walking at the same moment from their own street, not everybody gathered in one field.

The single venue record is a different record and it stands. 22,742 dogs walked together at one place in 2011. We are not trying to beat that in a field, and we will not pretend we have.

We have submitted an application to Guinness World Records for the virtual title and we are waiting to hear back. Nothing has been approved yet, no record has been awarded to us, and if the answer is no, or the evidence rules turn out to be more than we can meet at this size, we will say so and hold the walk anyway.

How the count is measured

We count the walkers minute by minute for the whole hour. Every minute we record how many people are out walking with a reply on the event, and that series of numbers is the evidence for the attempt.

The numbers come from the walks the app already records for you, not from anything anyone types in on the day. The peak minute is the number the attempt rests on, and the final tally goes back to everyone who walked.