A typical Belgian Malinois tops out around 26.9 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 34.49 mph. 4.2 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Belgian Malinoises outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 6.7 mph.
Mal, Malinois: same breed, same answer. Based on the best Fast CAT run of 1,499 Belgian Malinoises, a typical Belgian Malinois tops out at 26.9 mph, and half of them run faster than 27.5 mph. That makes the Belgian Malinois the 7th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 120 Belgian Malinoises have ever broken 30 mph, and 1,224 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Belgian Malinois is the fastest of them all. The Border Collie (24.8 mph) comes closest. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.0 mph gap to the Border Collie is about 0.62 seconds.
Jester On Your Six holds the fastest consistent run by any Belgian Malinois: 34.49 mph at the Inland Gazehound Fanciers of Greater Spokane in Washington on April 13, 2019. That's 100 yards in 5.93 seconds.
AKC's results also show Carousel's Southern Cross at 40.58 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 32.99 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 Belgian Malinois is Mr Dawg, with a best of 30.85 mph over 4 logged runs.
A little. The typical Belgian Malinois ran 26.1 mph in 2017 (43 dogs) and 26.8 mph in 2025 (510 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Florida has the most Belgian Malinois runs, 1,724 of them, followed by Texas, Virginia, California. The fastest Belgian Malinois run in Florida is 31.86 mph.
Any AKC-registered Belgian Malinois 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.