A typical Bulldog tops out around 17.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 24.44 mph. 5.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Bulldog would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 124 Bulldogs, a typical Bulldog tops out at 17.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 17.2 mph. That makes the Bulldog the 195th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Bulldogs love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Bulldog is the slowest of the 9. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the French Bulldog (17.4 mph) runs closest to the Bulldog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 8.0 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 3.81 seconds.
Jan's Shocker Ty Walker For Tripp holds the fastest consistent run by any Bulldog: 24.44 mph at the Fort St Clair Kennel Club in Ohio on September 30, 2018. That's 100 yards in 8.37 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Bulldog is Brady, with a best of 23.40 mph over 18 logged runs.
A little. The typical Bulldog ran 16.4 mph in 2021 (37 dogs) and 17.4 mph in 2025 (32 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Ohio has the most Bulldog runs, 369 of them, followed by Oklahoma, Virginia, Pennsylvania. The fastest Bulldog run in Ohio is 24.44 mph.
Short legs don't stop anyone from having a blast. Any AKC-registered Bulldog over 12 months old can enter, small dogs earn twice the points per mph toward their titles, and the crowd always cheers loudest for the little ones. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line.
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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.