A typical American Staffordshire Terrier tops out around 24.0 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 33.87 mph. 1.3 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest American Staffordshire Terriers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 6.1 mph.
AmStaff: same breed, same answer. Based on the best Fast CAT run of 420 American Staffordshire Terriers, a typical American Staffordshire Terrier tops out at 24.0 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.7 mph. That makes the American Staffordshire Terrier the 39th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 3 American Staffordshire Terriers have ever broken 30 mph, and 191 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical American Staffordshire Terrier is the fastest of them all. The Rat Terrier (23.4 mph) comes closest. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 0.6 mph gap to the Rat Terrier is about 0.21 seconds.
Kai II holds the fastest consistent run by any American Staffordshire Terrier: 33.87 mph at the Gem City Agility Club in Ohio on November 6, 2022. That's 100 yards in 6.04 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest American Staffordshire Terrier is Stella, with a best of 28.96 mph over 77 logged runs.
American Staffordshire Terriers come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 306 measured over 18 inches and averaged 24.3 mph; 113 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 23.6 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 2017, 29 American Staffordshire Terriers ran Fast CAT, typically at 24.3 mph. In 2025 it was 100 dogs at 23.9 mph.
Texas has the most American Staffordshire Terrier runs, 615 of them, followed by Virginia, Wisconsin, New Jersey. The fastest American Staffordshire Terrier run in Texas is 28.94 mph.
Any AKC-registered American Staffordshire Terrier 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.