A typical Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen tops out around 18.6 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 22.65 mph. 4.1 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 29 Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens, a typical Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen tops out at 18.6 mph, and half of them run faster than 19.8 mph. That makes the Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen the 177th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Hound breeds, the typical Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen is faster than 1 of 8. The Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 32.9 mph, and the Beagle (19.7 mph) runs closest to the Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 14.3 mph gap to the Greyhound is about 4.81 seconds.
Ethos Loving The Northland holds the fastest consistent run by any Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen: 22.65 mph at the Ibizan Hound Club of the United States in Missouri on September 16, 2023. That's 100 yards in 9.03 seconds.
Minnesota has the most Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen runs, 151 of them, followed by Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas. The fastest Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen run in Minnesota is 22.63 mph.
Any AKC-registered Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen 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.