Fastest Scottish Deerhounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 29 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, out in front of the field. The top 10 are averaging 28.2 mph, already past last year's 29.69 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift. Dash-Hound members are climbing too, with Eros (7th) and Ionia (14th) working up the field — log your own dog's runs at dashhound.app and watch it rise.

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 — 28.20 mph
5. #5 GCH CH Dunsmuir Lady Sudeley At Iron Thistle — Bitch — 28.12 mph
6. #6 Grey Manoir Skyfall Mayday At Dark Loch DCAT CGC TKN VHMP FITG — Bitch — 27.97 mph
7. #7 Tanglewood & Nightwatch Shot Through The Heart JC BCAT FITG — 27.78 mph
8. #8 Foxcliffe Twelfth Night Revelry JC BCAT — 27.57 mph
9. #9 Nightwatch Stars And Stripes CAA FCAT3 FITS — Bitch — 27.53 mph
10. #10 Foxcliffe Piper's Bluebell Of Winter BCAT — Bitch — 27.51 mph
11. #11 GCH CH Iron Gate The Sound And The Fury CGC TKN — Bitch — 26.78 mph
12. #12 Nightwatch Enigma To Tanglewood DCAT — Bitch — 26.65 mph
13. #13 Foxcliffe The Fiery Cross Of Winter BCAT — 26.41 mph
14. #14 Stirlingbrook Goddess Of Mystery At Glenmarr BCAT FITS — Bitch — 26.26 mph
15. #15 CH Foxcliffe Conera Thistle OHB BCAT — Bitch — 26.07 mph
16. #16 GCH CH Foxcliffe Gaelan Skye JC CA BCAT — 25.99 mph
17. #17 GCH CH Drudwyn Teagan At Jeffcairn DCAT FITB — Bitch — 25.64 mph
18. #18 Foxcliffe Wicked Incantations At Winter Farm BCAT — 25.40 mph
19. #19 Iron Gate Skye Full Of Stars Of Balnagown BCAT CGCA CGCU — 25.22 mph
20. #20 Foxcliffe Wicked Matilda Stone BCAT — Bitch — 24.90 mph
21. #21 CH Grey Havens Neon River At Leelanau BCAT — 23.93 mph
22. #22 GCH CH Stirlingbrooks Hearts On Fire — Bitch — 23.82 mph
23. #23 CH Winter Farms Forbes SC CA DCAT ATT — 23.39 mph
24. #24 GCH CH Grey Manoir Maneater FDC DCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT FITB — Bitch — 23.17 mph
25. #25 CH Drudwyn Rhona At Jeffcairn SC DCAT FITS — Bitch — 22.59 mph
26. #26 CH Foxcliffe A Dragon's Tale FCAT2 THDN CGCA CGCU TKN FITB — 22.26 mph
27. #27 GCH CH Foxcliffe Lavender Fields SC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKA FITS — Bitch — 22.18 mph
28. #28 CH Foxcliffe A Breath Of Snow And Ashes — 21.01 mph
29. #29 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.