A typical Dogo Argentino tops out around 24.0 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.99 mph. 1.3 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Dogo Argentinos outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 2.2 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 95 Dogo Argentinos, a typical Dogo Argentino tops out at 24.0 mph, and half of them run faster than 25.0 mph. That makes the Dogo Argentino the 41st fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 2 Dogo Argentinos have ever broken 30 mph, and 48 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Dogo Argentino is faster than 7 of 8. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Doberman Pinscher (23.9 mph) runs closest to the Dogo Argentino. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 1.2 mph gap to the Boxer is about 0.40 seconds.
Wayward's Alive And Kicking holds the fastest consistent run by any Dogo Argentino: 29.99 mph at the Ventura County Scent Work Club in California on April 13, 2025. That's 100 yards in 6.82 seconds.
AKC's results also show Ssk9s Guardian Of The Galaxy Gamora at 30.99 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 26.95 mph. A jump that big is usually a timing or typing error, so we flag it rather than crown it.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Dogo Argentino is Rosco, with a best of 27.57 mph over 26 logged runs.
A little. The typical Dogo Argentino ran 23.1 mph in 2023 (28 dogs) and 24.1 mph in 2025 (29 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Florida has the most Dogo Argentino runs, 243 of them, followed by Texas, California, New Jersey. The fastest Dogo Argentino run in Florida is 30.99 mph.
Any AKC-registered Dogo Argentino 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.