A typical Barbet tops out around 22.2 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.94 mph. 0.5 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Barbets outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 0.1 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 96 Barbets, a typical Barbet tops out at 22.2 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.9 mph. That makes the Barbet the 97th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
20 Barbets have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical Barbet is faster than 1 of 8. The Vizsla is the quickest of the bunch at 24.9 mph, and the English Springer Spaniel (22.2 mph) runs closest to the Barbet. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.7 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 0.98 seconds.
Gentiana Von Springbell holds the fastest consistent run by any Barbet: 27.94 mph at the Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club in Kentucky on September 2, 2023. That's 100 yards in 7.32 seconds.
AKC's results also show Hickory Tavern Extravaganza at 28.57 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 25.54 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 Barbet is Riker, with a best of 26.10 mph over 16 logged runs.
A little. The typical Barbet ran 20.8 mph in 2021 (26 dogs) and 22.5 mph in 2024 (39 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Indiana has the most Barbet runs, 372 of them, followed by Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio. The fastest Barbet run in Indiana is 25.96 mph.
Any AKC-registered Barbet 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.