A typical Field Spaniel tops out around 21.3 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.06 mph. 1.4 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Field Spaniel would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 253 Field Spaniels, a typical Field Spaniel tops out at 21.3 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.9 mph. That makes the Field Spaniel the 129th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
17 Field Spaniels have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical Field Spaniel is the slowest of the 9. The Vizsla is the quickest of the bunch at 24.9 mph, and the English Springer Spaniel (22.2 mph) runs closest to the Field Spaniel. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.6 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 1.39 seconds.
Wyldkatz Ring Of Bright Water holds the fastest consistent run by any Field Spaniel: 27.06 mph at the Michiana Scent Work Club in Indiana on August 26, 2018. That's 100 yards in 7.56 seconds.
AKC's results also show Calico's Destined For Hollywood at 29.05 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 25.41 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 Field Spaniel is August, with a best of 22.88 mph over 54 logged runs.
Field Spaniels come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 39 measured over 18 inches and averaged 21.5 mph; 214 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 21.2 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
A little. The typical Field Spaniel ran 20.7 mph in 2019 (64 dogs) and 21.6 mph in 2025 (50 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Wisconsin has the most Field Spaniel runs, 837 of them, followed by Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. The fastest Field Spaniel run in Wisconsin is 29.05 mph.
Any AKC-registered Field Spaniel 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.