A typical All American Dog tops out around 23.4 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 36.92 mph. 0.7 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest All American Dogs outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 9.1 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 14,841 All American Dogs, a typical All American Dog tops out at 23.4 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.2 mph. That makes the All American Dog the 64th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT. AKC lists mixed breeds as All American Dogs, so this is the answer for mutts and mixes too.
Only 420 All American Dogs have ever broken 30 mph, and 6,200 have topped 25 mph.
Against the most popular breeds in Fast CAT, the typical All American Dog is faster than 2 of 8. The Whippet is the quickest of the bunch at 30.3 mph, and the Golden Retriever (23.2 mph) runs closest to the All American Dog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 6.9 mph gap to the Whippet is about 2.00 seconds.
The Lovely Margo Lane holds the fastest consistent run by any All American Dog: 36.92 mph at the Willamette Valley Basenji Club in Washington on October 8, 2023. That's 100 yards in 5.54 seconds.
AKC's results also show Cory's Ruger at 41.10 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 25.89 mph. A jump that big is usually a timing or typing error, so we flag it rather than crown it.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest All American Dog is Kissy, with a best of 34.03 mph over 8 logged runs.
All American Dogs come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 9,758 measured over 18 inches and averaged 24.4 mph; 3,786 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 22.4 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Not really, but more are running. In 2016, 166 All American Dogs ran Fast CAT, typically at 23.8 mph. In 2025 it was 4,964 dogs at 23.5 mph.
Wisconsin has the most All American Dog runs, 13,144 of them, followed by Virginia, Ohio, Florida. The fastest All American Dog run in Wisconsin is 37.33 mph.
Any AKC-registered All American Dog over 12 months old can enter, including mixed breeds enrolled in AKC Canine Partners, and your dog runs alone down a straight 100 yards. Most dogs figure out the lure fast. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line, because a dog that stops to check on you can lose a second or two.
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Speeds from AKC Fast CAT results. Photographers: spotted your work? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll credit it or take it down.