A typical Havanese tops out around 16.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.20 mph. 6.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Havanese would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 212 Havaneses, a typical Havanese tops out at 16.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 16.8 mph. That makes the Havanese the 203rd fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Havanese has ever broken 30 mph, and 3 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Toy breeds, the typical Havanese is faster than 2 of 8. The Italian Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 23.5 mph, and the Pug (16.2 mph) runs closest to the Havanese. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 7.4 mph gap to the Italian Greyhound is about 3.98 seconds.
Midnight Hollie holds the fastest consistent run by any Havanese: 27.20 mph at the Tullahoma Kennel Club of Tennessee in Tennessee on October 16, 2021. That's 100 yards in 7.52 seconds.
AKC's results also show Monsieur Chocolat Bailey at 31.06 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 27.06 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 Havanese is Pru, with a best of 17.69 mph over 14 logged runs.
A little. The typical Havanese ran 15.8 mph in 2019 (25 dogs) and 16.5 mph in 2025 (73 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
California has the most Havanese runs, 400 of them, followed by Maryland, New Jersey, Alaska. The fastest Havanese run in California is 23.06 mph.
Short legs don't stop anyone from having a blast. Any AKC-registered Havanese over 12 months old can enter, small dogs earn twice the points per mph toward their titles, and the crowd always cheers loudest for the little ones. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line.
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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.