A typical Eurasier tops out around 22.9 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.53 mph. Right in line with the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Eurasier would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 15 Eurasiers, a typical Eurasier tops out at 22.9 mph, and half of them run faster than 23.6 mph. That makes the Eurasier the 75th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
4 Eurasiers have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Eurasier is faster than 7 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Standard Poodle (22.9 mph) runs closest to the Eurasier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.2 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 0.77 seconds.
Wiskota's Darker Shade Of Magic holds the fastest consistent run by any Eurasier: 27.53 mph at the Mid-Atlantic Basenji Club of Maryland in Virginia on March 28, 2026. That's 100 yards in 7.43 seconds.
Maryland has the most Eurasier runs, 80 of them, followed by Connecticut, Virginia, Washington. The fastest Eurasier run in Maryland is 26.67 mph.
Any AKC-registered Eurasier 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.