A typical Bernese Mountain Dog tops out around 19.9 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.31 mph. 2.8 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Bernese Mountain Dog would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 417 Bernese Mountain Dogs, a typical Bernese Mountain Dog tops out at 19.9 mph, and half of them run faster than 20.6 mph. That makes the Bernese Mountain Dog the 154th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
31 Bernese Mountain Dogs have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Bernese Mountain Dog is the slowest of the 9. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Samoyed (21.4 mph) runs closest to the Bernese Mountain Dog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 5.2 mph gap to the Boxer is about 2.14 seconds.
Bre Harvey holds the fastest consistent run by any Bernese Mountain Dog: 27.31 mph at the Potomac Afghan Hound Club in Virginia on November 27, 2024. That's 100 yards in 7.49 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Bernese Mountain Dog is Donnie, with a best of 27.38 mph over 10 logged runs.
A little. The typical Bernese Mountain Dog ran 19.1 mph in 2018 (25 dogs) and 20.4 mph in 2025 (121 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Ohio has the most Bernese Mountain Dog runs, 784 of them, followed by Washington, Wisconsin, California. The fastest Bernese Mountain Dog run in Ohio is 26.21 mph.
Any AKC-registered Bernese Mountain Dog 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.