A typical Entlebucher Mountain Dog tops out around 22.9 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.53 mph. Right in line with the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Entlebucher Mountain Dog would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 25 Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, a typical Entlebucher Mountain Dog tops out at 22.9 mph, and half of them run faster than 23.3 mph. That makes the Entlebucher Mountain Dog the 77th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
6 Entlebucher Mountain Dogs have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Entlebucher Mountain Dog is faster than 4 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Miniature American Shepherd (22.4 mph) runs closest to the Entlebucher Mountain Dog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 4.0 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 1.33 seconds.
Basil Boda holds the fastest consistent run by any Entlebucher Mountain Dog: 26.53 mph at the Potomac Afghan Hound Club in Maryland on September 13, 2026. That's 100 yards in 7.71 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Entlebucher Mountain Dog is Pepper, with a best of 25.63 mph over 76 logged runs.
Missouri has the most Entlebucher Mountain Dog runs, 59 of them, followed by South Carolina, Wisconsin, Kentucky. The fastest Entlebucher Mountain Dog run in Missouri is 23.27 mph.
Any AKC-registered Entlebucher 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.