Fastest Pyrenean Shepherds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 24 Pyrenean Shepherds have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now La Brise Phantom Of The Opera sits at the front of the pack — 26.62 mph, 100 yards in 7.68 seconds — a Pyrenean Shepherd mainstay, in the top five again for the 3rd time, narrowly ahead of Aleron's Pierre Lapin At Catalyst (0.21 mph). The top 10 are averaging 25.3 mph, chasing last year's 27.43 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 GCH CH La Brise Phantom Of The Opera FCAT7 — 26.62 mph
2. #2 Aleron's Pierre Lapin At Catalyst MX MXJ MJB MXF DCAT TKI — 26.41 mph
3. #3 CH Pyrwild Brave Estara FDC FCAT ACT1 ACT1J DDB ATT FTN — Bitch — 25.77 mph
4. #4 Echo Ridge's Azur Berger D'Astazu FCAT CGC STR TKN FITS — 25.30 mph
5. #5 Smooth Sailing Jb's Prince Of Tides NA NAJ DCAT ACT2 ACT2J CGCA CGCU TKA — 25.26 mph
6. #6 Echo Ridge's Valaire FDC BCAT SWN SBA DS DJ — 25.08 mph
7. #7 CH MACH PACH Smooth Sailing Captain Courageous RI MXS MJB MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX XF FCAT11 ACT2 CGCA TKA ATT — 25.07 mph
8. #8 MACH Tempete Bleue Du Merle Bleu De L'Autan MXB MJB XF FCAT DJ DDB CGCA TKP FTI — Bitch — 24.93 mph
9. #9 Bijou A Most Precious Gem OA MXJ MJC MFG FCAT4 ACT2 CGC — Bitch — 24.73 mph
10. #10 Echo Ridge's Up Up And Away FCAT2 CGC TKN — Bitch — 24.23 mph
11. #11 Echo Ridge's U'Ve Got To Be Kidding Me FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT — Bitch — 23.78 mph
12. #12 La Brise Leapin' Lizzie DCAT TKN FITS — Bitch — 23.54 mph
13. #13 CH Pyrwild Astro Action OA NAJ NF DCAT CGCA TKI — 22.55 mph
14. #14 Echo Ridge's All Aboard BCAT CGCA STR TKP FITG — 22.51 mph
15. #15 MACH Gandalf Du Mourioche CDX RE MXB MJB NF T2B DCAT CGCA TKP — 22.26 mph
16. #16 Echo Ridge's Sonnet Of Love FDC FCAT4 SWN SINE SIA RATN CGC TKI FITG — Bitch — 22.16 mph
17. #17 Echo Ridge's A True Wonder DCAT SWN SIA CGC TKN FITS FTN — Bitch — 22.10 mph
18. #18 CH Echo Ridge's Violets Are Blue BCAT — Bitch — 21.90 mph
19. #19 CH Under The Sea Noir De La Sente Aux Edelweiss DCAT — Bitch — 21.72 mph
20. #20 Chaparral's High Honour RE FDC OAP AJP DCAT SWD SWME DN CGCA CGCU TKP ATT FITS FTI — 21.23 mph
21. #21 CH La Brise With Love And Squalor — Bitch — 19.94 mph
22. #22 Penny Dite Onnea Du Champ D'Onix RE AX OAJ NF BCAT CGCA TKP — Bitch — 19.26 mph
23. #23 Aleron's Greatest Show At Catalyst BCAT TKA — 17.71 mph
24. #24 CH Zaragoza De La Brise — Bitch — 17.39 mph

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