A typical Beauceron tops out around 23.9 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 33.70 mph. 1.3 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Beaucerons outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 5.9 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 533 Beaucerons, a typical Beauceron tops out at 23.9 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.6 mph. That makes the Beauceron the 42nd fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 2 Beaucerons have ever broken 30 mph, and 222 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Beauceron is faster than 6 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Australian Shepherd (23.8 mph) runs closest to the Beauceron. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.9 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 0.92 seconds.
Arc's Un Reve Realise holds the fastest consistent run by any Beauceron: 33.70 mph at the Sugarbush Kennel Club in Ohio on August 24, 2018. That's 100 yards in 6.07 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Beauceron is Fenrir, with a best of 26.77 mph over 15 logged runs.
Not lately. The typical Beauceron ran 25.4 mph in 2018 (33 dogs) and 23.9 mph in 2025 (170 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Virginia has the most Beauceron runs, 473 of them, followed by Texas, California, New Jersey. The fastest Beauceron run in Virginia is 28.29 mph.
Any AKC-registered Beauceron 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.