Fastest Newfoundlands — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 16 Newfoundlands have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Nuka sits at the front of the pack — 24.59 mph, 100 yards in 8.32 seconds, already past last year's 23.77 mph best — on track for a 2nd straight year atop the Newfoundland rankings, narrowly ahead of Smooch Pup Covert (0.08 mph). Nine Newfoundlands broke 20 mph. Across the top 10, it's 21.8 mph on average — and there's still time for someone to crash the party.

1. #1 Nuka RN FDC FCAT CGC STR TKI FTI — 24.59 mph
2. #2 Smooch Pup Covert — Bitch — 24.51 mph
3. #3 Jn El Jefe FCAT — 22.39 mph
4. #4 Bearscamp's Steward Of The Sea DCAT CGCA TKN — 22.15 mph
5. #5 Lonesome Oaks Full Of Jokes RA CGC TKN FITG — 21.34 mph
6. #6 Pine River Finally Gotcha FDC FCAT4 CGCA CGCU TKN ATT FTN — Bitch — 21.33 mph
7. #7 Bearscamp's In My Life RI BCAT CGC — 21.32 mph
8. #8 Bueno BCAT — 21.27 mph
9. #9 Tapnsap's Challenge Accepted — Bitch — 21.05 mph
10. #10 Badger II RE BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI — 18.07 mph
11. #11 Mortimer The Brave RN DCAT ACT2 ACT2J — 17.90 mph
12. #12 Aria The Newfoundland — Bitch — 16.97 mph
13. #13 Threeponds Poseidon's Riptide RN BCAT CGC STR TKN ATT FITB — 14.59 mph
14. #14 CH Southshore N Doing The Bear Minimum TKN FITB — 13.76 mph
15. #15 RACH2 Sweetwater Bestwishes Warmestregards CD RM6 RAE4 FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU FITG — Bitch — 10.46 mph
16. #16 GCH CH Top Shelf About D@Mn Time Joseph Beagleden CGC TKN — 10.39 mph

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