Mitchell Rudy walked a pack of 38 leashed dogs on a nearly 1-kilometre walk to break the record.

All the dogs were provided by the Korean K9 Rescue shelter.

Rudy said that he hoped his record attempt would promote dog adoption.

"All of these dogs, some of them are from the puppy mill industry, some of them are from former meat harvesting areas," Rudy told GWR.

"These are dogs that have been rescued by KK9R, but also other agencies inside of Korea.

“There's a lot of stigma around rescues. They're great animals. They deserve a good home. They just need a little bit of love."

"We wanted to do something that made these dogs be the champions that they are," he said. "These are good dogs. They deserve homes."

Image: Korean K9 Rescue