A typical Catahoula Leopard Dog tops out around 24.7 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.86 mph. 2.0 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Catahoula Leopard Dogs outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 2.1 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 78 Catahoula Leopard Dogs, a typical Catahoula Leopard Dog tops out at 24.7 mph, and half of them run faster than 25.4 mph. That makes the Catahoula Leopard Dog the 27th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
46 Catahoula Leopard Dogs have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Catahoula Leopard Dog is faster than 6 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Border Collie (24.8 mph) runs closest to the Catahoula Leopard Dog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.2 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 0.66 seconds.
Maxwells Needed A Home holds the fastest consistent run by any Catahoula Leopard Dog: 29.86 mph at the Treasure Coast Kennel Club of Florida in Florida on October 13, 2023. That's 100 yards in 6.85 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Catahoula Leopard Dog is Subie, with a best of 27.24 mph over 7 logged runs.
Not lately. The typical Catahoula Leopard Dog ran 25.7 mph in 2022 (27 dogs) and 24.2 mph in 2025 (28 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Virginia has the most Catahoula Leopard Dog runs, 407 of them, followed by Florida, Georgia, Ohio. The fastest Catahoula Leopard Dog run in Virginia is 27.49 mph.
Any AKC-registered Catahoula Leopard 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.