A typical Bedlington Terrier tops out around 20.5 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.10 mph. 2.2 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Bedlington Terriers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.3 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 121 Bedlington Terriers, a typical Bedlington Terrier tops out at 20.5 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.4 mph. That makes the Bedlington Terrier the 142nd fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
26 Bedlington Terriers have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical Bedlington Terrier is faster than 4 of 8. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the quickest of the bunch at 24.0 mph, and the Border Terrier (20.8 mph) runs closest to the Bedlington Terrier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.5 mph gap to the American Staffordshire Terrier is about 1.46 seconds.
Dreamy Rain On A Desert Rose holds the fastest consistent run by any Bedlington Terrier: 29.10 mph at the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America in Texas on April 25, 2026. That's 100 yards in 7.03 seconds.
AKC's results also show Kallehan's Usual Suspect at 29.64 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 25.13 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 Bedlington Terrier is Newt, with a best of 22.92 mph over 3 logged runs.
Not lately. The typical Bedlington Terrier ran 21.5 mph in 2021 (28 dogs) and 20.0 mph in 2025 (46 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
California has the most Bedlington Terrier runs, 258 of them, followed by Texas, Virginia, New Jersey. The fastest Bedlington Terrier run in California is 29.64 mph.
Any AKC-registered Bedlington 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.