A typical Bergamasco Sheepdog tops out around 20.4 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.09 mph. 2.3 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Bergamasco Sheepdog would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 18 Bergamasco Sheepdogs, a typical Bergamasco Sheepdog tops out at 20.4 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.5 mph. That makes the Bergamasco Sheepdog the 146th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
2 Bergamasco Sheepdogs have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Bergamasco Sheepdog is faster than 2 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Collie (20.4 mph) runs closest to the Bergamasco Sheepdog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 6.4 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 2.40 seconds.
Revistio's Look Back Wednesday holds the fastest consistent run by any Bergamasco Sheepdog: 26.09 mph at the Idaho Capital City Kennel Club in Idaho on October 10, 2025. That's 100 yards in 7.84 seconds.
Idaho has the most Bergamasco Sheepdog runs, 85 of them, followed by West Virginia, New Jersey, Virginia. The fastest Bergamasco Sheepdog run in Idaho is 26.09 mph.
Any AKC-registered Bergamasco Sheepdog 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.