A typical Kuvasz tops out around 21.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.98 mph. 1.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Kuvasz would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 34 Kuvaszes, a typical Kuvasz tops out at 21.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.8 mph. That makes the Kuvasz the 134th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
7 Kuvaszes have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Kuvasz is the slowest of the 9. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Samoyed (21.4 mph) runs closest to the Kuvasz. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 4.1 mph gap to the Boxer is about 1.59 seconds.
Whiterock's Heart's Desire At Rebel Ridge holds the fastest consistent run by any Kuvasz: 26.98 mph at the Oconee River Kennel Club in Georgia on May 24, 2026. That's 100 yards in 7.58 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Kuvasz is Bella, with a best of 26.98 mph over 18 logged runs.
Georgia has the most Kuvasz runs, 95 of them, followed by California, Tennessee, Illinois. The fastest Kuvasz run in Georgia is 26.98 mph.
Any AKC-registered Kuvasz 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.