A typical American Water Spaniel tops out around 20.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.39 mph. 2.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical American Water Spaniel would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 22 American Water Spaniels, a typical American Water Spaniel tops out at 20.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.5 mph. That makes the American Water Spaniel the 152nd fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
1 American Water Spaniel has topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical American Water Spaniel is the slowest of the 9. The Vizsla is the quickest of the bunch at 24.9 mph, and the English Springer Spaniel (22.2 mph) runs closest to the American Water Spaniel. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 4.8 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 1.95 seconds.
Little Bit Brick Bruce holds the fastest consistent run by any American Water Spaniel: 26.39 mph at the Michiana Scent Work Club in Indiana on April 14, 2018. That's 100 yards in 7.75 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest American Water Spaniel is Alice, with a best of 15.82 mph over 2 logged runs.
Washington has the most American Water Spaniel runs, 35 of them, followed by Arizona, Wisconsin, Virginia. The fastest American Water Spaniel run in Washington is 24.06 mph.
Any AKC-registered American Water Spaniel 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.