A typical American Bulldog tops out around 23.3 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 28.89 mph. 0.6 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest American Bulldogs outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.1 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 15 American Bulldogs, a typical American Bulldog tops out at 23.3 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.1 mph. That makes the American Bulldog the 66th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
7 American Bulldogs have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical American Bulldog is faster than 5 of 8. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Siberian Husky (23.6 mph) runs closest to the American Bulldog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 1.9 mph gap to the Boxer is about 0.66 seconds.
Chestnuts Little Xochiquetzal holds the fastest consistent run by any American Bulldog: 28.89 mph at the Greater Racine Kennel Club in Wisconsin on August 11, 2024. That's 100 yards in 7.08 seconds.
Tennessee has the most American Bulldog runs, 56 of them, followed by Maryland, Indiana, Wisconsin. The fastest American Bulldog run in Tennessee is 28.02 mph.
Any AKC-registered American Bulldog over 12 months old can enter, 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.