Fastest Basset Hounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

Taz The Whirly Boy From Tasmania is the Basset Hound to beat this season: 19.45 mph, 100 yards in 10.52 seconds, chasing last year's 20.01 mph best, narrowly ahead of Ruger Meister Locked And Loaded (0.29 mph). 46 Basset Hounds are ranked so far. Line the breeds up by their fastest dog and the Basset Hound lands 235th out of 251. The top 10 are averaging 18.0 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift. Look for Bailee Ann (5th) and Tracker (44th) in the list — Dash-Hound dogs whose owners track every run in the app.

1. #1 Taz The Whirly Boy From Tasmania DCAT — 19.45 mph
2. #2 Ruger Meister Locked And Loaded RN FDC BCAT CGC TKN ATT — 19.16 mph
3. #3 Paris of Creekside TD FCAT8 SWN SCE SIA SEA CGC TKN FITB — Bitch — 18.66 mph
4. #4 Rapscallion's San Antonio Rose BCAT — Bitch — 18.02 mph
5. #5 Farm Dog Bailee Ann FCAT3 CGC ATT — Bitch — 17.83 mph
6. #6 Gus Gus IX BCAT ACT2 ACT1J — 17.81 mph
7. #7 Cooper Sytsma DCAT — 17.74 mph
8. #8 Mapleliscious Grand Slam Weaver BCAT — Bitch — 17.54 mph
9. #9 Steamboat's Twixie D TD AXP AJP OFP DCAT — Bitch — 16.83 mph
10. #10 Clyde's Country Pride BCAT — 16.80 mph
11. #11 Eggbert King Of Wessex — 16.71 mph
12. #12 Hocquart Churchill Cadillac BCAT — Bitch — 16.63 mph
13. #13 CH St. Brigid Of Kildare Pino FDC DCAT ACT1J SWA SBM SCE SEE RATN CGCA STR FITB — Bitch — 16.61 mph
14. #14 Pancake Short Stack Weaver FCAT2 — Bitch — 16.38 mph
15. #15 Wylie Coyote NAP NJP BCAT ACT2 ACT2J — 16.23 mph
16. #16 Murphy Pino FDC FCAT6 RATN FITG — 15.98 mph
17. #17 Reign's Best Chance Of White House BCAT SCA SIN SEN CGC STR TKN — 15.74 mph
18. #18 GCH CH Cmt's Got Struck By Lightening The Intimidator FDC DCAT — 15.28 mph
19. #19 Mabel Baby DCAT CGC — Bitch — 15.27 mph
20. #20 Stanley Of Pawmetto Hounds FDC BCAT — 15.25 mph
21. #21 GCHS CH St Lo's After The Rain DCAT — Bitch — 15.18 mph
22. #22 GCHB CH Saggy Bottom's Sassy Lil' Love Bug Of Zen RI FDC CA FCAT2 SWN SCNE SINE SHDN THD CGCA CGCU STR TKA ATT VHMA FITG — Bitch — 14.60 mph
23. #23 CH Saranade N Zen's The Law Of Surprise DCAT SCN — Bitch — 14.56 mph
24. #24 Lady Birdie'S Cricket June BCAT CGC TKN — Bitch — 14.49 mph
25. #25 Stout Pino FDC FCAT4 SWNE SWA SCM CGC TKN ATT FITG FTI — 14.39 mph
26. #26 CH Birnam's Hemi Of Reign BCAT SCN CGC STR TKI ATT — 14.34 mph
27. #27 Barkley's Jet Fuel FDC DCAT ACT1 ACT1J SWEE SWM SCME SBME SHDME RATO CGCA TKA VHMP FITB — 14.30 mph
28. #28 GCH CH Lomarol Hounds Nothing Compares To You FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKN FITB — 14.17 mph
29. #29 Feenreich's Foxcrest's Alabama Getaway CD RE FCAT12 SWA SCE SEE SBE RATS CGCA TKI — Bitch — 13.92 mph
30. #30 Barkley's Quick Release FDC DCAT ACT1 ACT1J SWD SWME SHDME RATO CGCA TKA VHMP FITB FTN — 13.53 mph
31. #31 Hocquart Aao Ariel BCAT — Bitch — 13.47 mph
32. #32 Grimes Traveler Hank DCAT CGC — 13.35 mph
33. #33 GCH CH Chasan's Born To Run At L'Ile De Feu FCAT — 13.23 mph
34. #34 Barkley's What's Poppin' FDC DCAT ACT1 ACT1J SWD SWEE SWM SCME SBME SHDME RATO CGCA TKA VHMP FITB FTI — Bitch — 13.22 mph
35. #35 Sir Oliver Etienne McTavish CD BN RM BCAT CGCU TKA — 12.68 mph
36. #36 Bosley Francis Tracy — 12.57 mph
37. #37 RACH Baywind-Barkley's Wrapped In Red UD PCD BN GN RM3 RAE2 FDC OAP NJP OFP FCAT3 ACT2 SWD SWME SHDME THDN RATS SDPRO CGCA CGCU TKE ATT FITS FTI — Bitch — 12.11 mph
38. #38 GCHB CH Saranade N Zen's Cecilia SCN SBN — Bitch — 11.91 mph
39. #39 Weeping Willow Luz BCAT — Bitch — 11.78 mph
40. #40 FC Solow Craigwood's Once Upon A Time FCAT2 — Bitch — 11.62 mph
41. #41 CH Bag End's Mischief Managed At Black Moon BCAT — 11.39 mph
42. #42 Barkley's Lust For Life FDC DCAT ACT1 ACT1J SWAE SWM SCME SBME SIEE SHDME RATO CGCA TKA VHMP FITB — 11.36 mph
43. #43 Mytymes Careless Whisper BCAT CGC TKN ATT — Bitch — 11.27 mph
44. #44 Tracker XXIX BCAT SIN SEN CGCA CGCU TKI — 11.01 mph
45. #45 Eduardo Ricardo CGC — 10.94 mph
46. #46 Trumbull's Darryl Larue Tracy — 7.87 mph

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