Fastest Hovawarts — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 3 Hovawarts have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Picasso Casova sits at the front of the pack — 24.65 mph, 100 yards in 8.30 seconds — on track for a 2nd straight year atop the Hovawart rankings, out in front of the field. The top 3 are averaging 21.9 mph, chasing last year's 26.63 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 Picasso Casova FDC CA FCAT2 RATS DJ CGC TKN ATT FTN — 24.65 mph
2. #2 Enormous Get A Grip CM BN RM FDC BCAT SWM SCME SEME SBME SHDNE SHDM CGCA TKA ATT FTN — Bitch — 21.86 mph
3. #3 Helderbergs Handverlesen Fur Ruger DCAT TKN — Bitch — 19.25 mph

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