Fastest Dog Breeds by Fast CAT Speed — 2026

So far this season, the fastest single Fast CAT run across all breeds belongs to a Miniature Schnauzer — Saint Of Circumstance, lighting up the traps at 55.96 mph (100 yards in 3.66 seconds), already past last year's 37.93 mph best. Below, every AKC breed and all-American mixed breed is ranked by its fastest dog this season, so pocket rockets and long-legged sighthounds share the same leaderboard.

Featured: Fritsch FCAT6 — the #1 fastest dog in AKC Fast CAT, a Greyhound clocked at 38.13 mph.

1. #1 Miniature Schnauzer — Saint Of Circumstance AXP AJP OFP ACT1 — 55.96 mph
2. #2 Greyhound — Fritsch FCAT7 — 38.13 mph
3. #3 Whippet — Beeswift Mr. Perfectly Fine BCAT — 36.97 mph
4. #4 All American Dog — Winnie The Pig BCAT — 34.77 mph
5. #5 Saluki — Timaru Eros FCAT5 — 31.88 mph
6. #6 Borzoi — Satara Cedar Mountain Fresh Out The Slammer CA DCAT — 31.83 mph
7. #7 Vizsla — Zero To 60 With No Off Switch JH FCAT — 31.43 mph
8. #8 Belgian Malinois — Mason's Kilroy On Cobia BCAT — 31.32 mph
9. #9 Dutch Shepherd — Brace For Impact Van Helios FDC CA FCAT6 CGC ATT — 30.82 mph
10. #10 Border Collie — Gem Cambron FCAT2 — 30.70 mph
11. #11 Scottish Deerhound — Tanglewood Kisses Under A Blue Moon Of Nightwatch SC DCAT — 30.70 mph
12. #12 Sloughi — Ocerico Jibra'Il CA BCAT — 30.68 mph
13. #13 Australian Cattle Dog — CH Three Oaks The One And Only HSAs FCAT RATN CGC — 30.50 mph
14. #14 Silken Windhound — Topshelf's Chasing Smoke BCAT CGCA — 30.38 mph
15. #15 Xoloitzcuintli — Dreamstar's Oily Diggins Dunlap Burns FCAT — 30.21 mph
16. #16 Labrador Retriever — The Ernie Bird Is The Worm DCAT — 29.85 mph
17. #17 Chesapeake Bay Retriever — Whiskey Creek's Gingerly Walking FDC CA DCAT CGC STR TKN ATT VHMP FITB FTN — 29.60 mph
18. #18 Boxer — Jest A Diamond RI FDC FCAT2 SWA SCE SIE SEE CGCA CGCU TKN — 29.50 mph
19. #19 German Shepherd Dog — Blackice Big Homie Vom Immergrun CAX3 FCAT29 SWEE SCM SBM RATS CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITG FTI — 29.47 mph
20. #20 Pumi — CH Catskill Moka Miki Ponca FDC CA FCAT22 ACT2 DMA DSX7 HDNX CGC TKA FITG FTI — 29.45 mph
21. #21 German Shorthaired Pointer — You Bet I Got My Finger On The Trigger DCAT — 29.42 mph
22. #22 Peruvian Inca Orchid — Calypso's Cruise CM2 SC CAA DCAT — 29.39 mph
23. #23 Ibizan Hound — FC Dugualla's Extra Mirthroot CA BCAT VSWB — 29.36 mph
24. #24 Belgian Laekenois — Derafale Reve De Nouvelles Aventures Avec Passion CA FCAT3 RATS DJA CGCA CGCU TKN — 29.33 mph
25. #25 Afghan Hound — Kominek's Jalapeno SC DCAT — 29.32 mph
26. #26 Australian Shepherd — Broken Arrow Jokrz Wild BCAT SCN SIN CGC FTN — 29.32 mph
27. #27 Dalmatian — Dotson Oopsie Daisy CAA FCAT SCN SAR-W CGC TKN — 29.30 mph
28. #28 Azawakh — Domiko Femininomenon CA DCAT STR TKN VHMA VHMP — 29.26 mph
29. #29 Golden Retriever — Trifecta's You Raise Me Up RI AX OAJ XF CA DCAT CGC TKN — 29.26 mph
30. #30 Belgian Tervuren — Groguard Juicy Fruit DCAT — 29.23 mph
31. #31 Miniature American Shepherd — Cedarwoods' Crimson's Little Bit Of Fun OA NAJ NF DCAT CGC STR TKN — 29.22 mph
32. #32 Cirneco dell'Etna — GCH CH Kr'Msun Ciao Bello RE JC DCAT CGCA STR TKN — 29.01 mph
33. #33 Belgian Sheepdog — CH Blue Moon's Lani Uli Uli RA FDC FCAT RATO CGCA CGCU STR TKI ATT FITB FTN — 28.99 mph
34. #34 Rhodesian Ridgeback — CH Java's Mars Perseverance BCAT CGC TKN — 28.96 mph
35. #35 Pharaoh Hound — Ochra Kubu Ancient Angelisized Genie FCAT2 — 28.90 mph
36. #36 Doberman Pinscher — Saxbell's Not Quite A Dachshund RA CAA FCAT3 SWN WAC RATN CGCA TKN — 28.87 mph
37. #37 Carolina Dog — Full Circle Let's Get It On CM RA CA BCAT CGCA CGCU TKE ATT VHMP — 28.82 mph
38. #38 English Cocker Spaniel — Rascal Stevens FCAT2 — 28.80 mph
39. #39 Weimaraner — Truman's Bold As Brass RA DCAT SWA SCE SIE SBE — 28.66 mph
40. #40 Poodle — Itztlacoliuhqui CAA FCAT6 RATN FITG — 28.54 mph
41. #41 Rat Terrier — GCHB CH Cohills Riding The Crazy Train OHB RA FDC CA FCAT4 ACT2 ACT2J RATO DMX2 DSA ASA HDNX CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA FITB FTN — 28.53 mph
42. #42 Bedlington Terrier — GCH CH Dreamy Rain On A Desert Rose FDC CA FCAT8 — 28.51 mph
43. #43 Pointer — Pawsup Frankensteins Tighty Whities SH CAA FCAT2 TKN FTI — 28.48 mph
44. #44 Italian Greyhound — Princess Lia Bessie The Tiny Treasure FCAT TKI FITS — 28.42 mph
45. #45 Old English Sheepdog — Cheshire Accidentally In Love FDC CAA FCAT3 ACT2 ACT2J DM DSX2 HDN CGCA CGCU STR TKA ATT VHMA VHMP FITG FTI — 28.40 mph
46. #46 Catahoula Leopard Dog — Cohutta's Box Of Chocolates CA BCAT — 28.36 mph
47. #47 Berger Picard — CH Uric De La Vie En Rose RN FDC FCAT2 CGC TKI — 28.34 mph
48. #48 Siberian Husky — Winters Run Codebreaker RM MX MXB MXJ MJS MFB T2B FCAT SCN SIN CGC TKA FITG — 28.33 mph
49. #49 American Staffordshire Terrier — Mulecreek's Ear-Ily Quiet Steven BCAT — 28.28 mph
50. #50 Basenji — CH Bellator's Welcome To The Jungle DCAT TKN FITS — 28.22 mph
51. #51 Great Dane — Harley M CA FCAT2 CGC — 28.21 mph
52. #52 Mountain Cur — Bjorn Onni CD BN RI CA FCAT2 CGCA TKI — 28.12 mph
53. #53 Brittany — Monet JH FDC CAX FCAT5 SIN CZ8S CGC TKP ATT FITS FTI — 28.10 mph
54. #54 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever — CH Canosia's Take It Easy BCAT — 28.09 mph
55. #55 Collie — MACH2 Starry Start De'Lia Tale RN FDC MXS MJG MFS TQX T2B3 CA DCAT ACT1 ACT1J SCN SIN SEN CGC TKA VHMP VSWB FITG — 28.02 mph
56. #56 German Wirehaired Pointer — GCH TC RACH Double D's Starfruit In A Space Suit UDX3 OM4 BN GN GO VER RM2 RAE2 MH FDC AX AXJ XF CAA FCAT RATO DS CGCA CGCU TKE ATT — 27.98 mph
57. #57 Flat-Coated Retriever — GCH CH Sweet Bird's Dancing In The Moonlight FCAT SWE CGC — 27.97 mph
58. #58 German Spitz — Thunderpas Cayenne CM FDC DCAT ATT — 27.88 mph
59. #59 Giant Schnauzer — Rajah BCAT — 27.87 mph
60. #60 Beauceron — Voice Of The Slain Du Feu Eternel FCAT DJ CGC STR TKI — 27.85 mph

See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.