A typical Chinese Shar-Pei tops out around 20.4 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.68 mph. 2.3 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Chinese Shar-Pei would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Shar-Pei: same breed, same answer. Based on the best Fast CAT run of 93 Chinese Shar-Peis, a typical Chinese Shar-Pei tops out at 20.4 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.4 mph. That makes the Chinese Shar-Pei the 148th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
7 Chinese Shar-Peis have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Chinese Shar-Pei is faster than 2 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Miniature Poodle (20.4 mph) runs closest to the Chinese Shar-Pei. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 4.7 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 1.88 seconds.
Biscuit holds the fastest consistent run by any Chinese Shar-Pei: 27.68 mph at the Cudahy Kennel Club in Wisconsin on October 28, 2017. That's 100 yards in 7.39 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Chinese Shar-Pei is Buster, with a best of 23.92 mph over 110 logged runs.
Chinese Shar-Peis come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 44 measured over 18 inches and averaged 21.3 mph; 48 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 19.6 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Not lately. The typical Chinese Shar-Pei ran 20.4 mph in 2024 (32 dogs) and 19.0 mph in 2025 (34 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Illinois has the most Chinese Shar-Pei runs, 201 of them, followed by Michigan, Wisconsin, New York. The fastest Chinese Shar-Pei run in Illinois is 23.70 mph.
Any AKC-registered Chinese Shar-Pei 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.