Fastest Scottish Deerhounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 33 Scottish Deerhounds have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Tanglewood Kisses Under A Blue Moon Of Nightwatch sits at the front of the pack — 30.70 mph, 100 yards in 6.66 seconds, already past last year's 29.69 mph best, out in front of the field. That top speed makes the Scottish Deerhound the 12th-fastest of 251 breeds in 2026. The top 10 are averaging 28.3 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift. A few Dash-Hound regulars made the cut as well: Eros (9th) and Ionia (18th).

1. #1 Tanglewood Kisses Under A Blue Moon Of Nightwatch SC DCAT — 30.70 mph
2. #2 GCH CH Iron Gate Silver Lining At Abbey Craig BCAT ATT — Bitch — 28.57 mph
3. #3 Tanglewood Scottish Knights Templar's Treasure CA BCAT — Bitch — 28.40 mph
4. #4 Chase Farm Dances With Dragons FCAT FITB — 28.33 mph
5. #5 GCH CH Dunsmuir Lady Sudeley At Iron Thistle BCAT — Bitch — 28.12 mph
6. #6 Grey Manoir Skyfall Mayday At Dark Loch DCAT CGC TKN VHMP FITG — Bitch — 27.97 mph
7. #7 Foxcliffe Wicked Miss Phryne Fisher — Bitch — 27.89 mph
8. #8 Dhu Mohr Coorie A Match Well Made BCAT — Bitch — 27.84 mph
9. #9 Tanglewood & Nightwatch Shot Through The Heart JC BCAT FITG — 27.78 mph
10. #10 Foxcliffe Twelfth Night Revelry JC BCAT — 27.57 mph
11. #11 Nightwatch Stars And Stripes CAA FCAT3 FITS — Bitch — 27.53 mph
12. #12 CH Foxcliffe Piper's Bluebell Of Winter BCAT — Bitch — 27.51 mph
13. #13 Foxcliffe Wicked Fate And Fortune — 27.06 mph
14. #14 GCHB CH Iron Gate The Sound And The Fury CGC TKN — Bitch — 26.78 mph
15. #15 Nightwatch Enigma To Tanglewood DCAT — Bitch — 26.65 mph
16. #16 Foxcliffe The Fiery Cross Of Winter BCAT — 26.41 mph
17. #17 GCH CH Foxcliffe Conera Thistle OHB BCAT — Bitch — 26.35 mph
18. #18 Stirlingbrook Goddess Of Mystery At Glenmarr BCAT FITS — Bitch — 26.26 mph
19. #19 GCH CH Foxcliffe Gaelan Skye JC CA BCAT — 25.99 mph
20. #20 Foxcliffe Wicked Syren Of Conera — Bitch — 25.91 mph
21. #21 GCH CH Drudwyn Teagan At Jeffcairn DCAT FITB — Bitch — 25.64 mph
22. #22 Foxcliffe Wicked Incantations At Winter Farm BCAT — 25.40 mph
23. #23 Iron Gate Skye Full Of Stars Of Balnagown BCAT CGCA CGCU — 25.22 mph
24. #24 Foxcliffe Wicked Matilda Stone BCAT — Bitch — 24.90 mph
25. #25 CH Grey Havens Neon River At Leelanau BCAT — 23.93 mph
26. #26 GCH CH Stirlingbrooks Hearts On Fire — Bitch — 23.82 mph
27. #27 CH Winter Farms Forbes SC CA DCAT ATT — 23.39 mph
28. #28 GCH CH Grey Manoir Maneater FDC DCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT FITB — Bitch — 23.17 mph
29. #29 CH Drudwyn Rhona At Jeffcairn SC DCAT FITS — Bitch — 22.59 mph
30. #30 CH Foxcliffe A Dragon's Tale FCAT2 THDN CGCA CGCU TKN FITB — 22.26 mph
31. #31 GCH CH Foxcliffe Lavender Fields SC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKA FITS — Bitch — 22.18 mph
32. #32 CH Foxcliffe A Breath Of Snow And Ashes — 21.01 mph
33. #33 Drudwyn's Sweet Allie SC — Bitch — 13.91 mph

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