A typical Japanese Akitainu tops out around 21.7 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.57 mph. 1.0 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Japanese Akitainu would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 69 Japanese Akitainus, a typical Japanese Akitainu tops out at 21.7 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.3 mph. That makes the Japanese Akitainu the 115th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
12 Japanese Akitainus have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Japanese Akitainu is faster than 2 of 8. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Portuguese Water Dog (21.6 mph) runs closest to the Japanese Akitainu. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.4 mph gap to the Boxer is about 1.28 seconds.
Unmei No A'Imako holds the fastest consistent run by any Japanese Akitainu: 27.57 mph at the Dalmatian Club of America in Georgia on June 15, 2024. That's 100 yards in 7.42 seconds.
AKC's results also show Natsumi Go Kitakaigansoh at 29.05 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 24.91 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 Japanese Akitainu is Toshi, with a best of 27.53 mph over 20 logged runs.
California has the most Japanese Akitainu runs, 410 of them, followed by Georgia, Virginia, Montana. The fastest Japanese Akitainu run in California is 29.05 mph.
Any AKC-registered Japanese Akitainu 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.