A typical Lagotto Romagnolo tops out around 21.8 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.64 mph. 0.9 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Lagotto Romagnolo would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 154 Lagotto Romagnolos, a typical Lagotto Romagnolo tops out at 21.8 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.6 mph. That makes the Lagotto Romagnolo the 111th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
28 Lagotto Romagnolos have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical Lagotto Romagnolo 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 Lagotto Romagnolo. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.1 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 1.17 seconds.
Allegro's Someone Is On Your Side holds the fastest consistent run by any Lagotto Romagnolo: 27.64 mph at the Decatur Alabama Kennel Club in Alabama on September 26, 2025. That's 100 yards in 7.40 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Lagotto Romagnolo is Dax, with a best of 24.98 mph over 6 logged runs.
Lagotto Romagnolos come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 37 measured over 18 inches and averaged 23.1 mph; 117 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 21.4 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Not really, but more are running. In 2021, 31 Lagotto Romagnolos ran Fast CAT, typically at 22.2 mph. In 2025 it was 61 dogs at 22.2 mph.
Maryland has the most Lagotto Romagnolo runs, 428 of them, followed by California, Washington, Virginia. The fastest Lagotto Romagnolo run in Maryland is 25.73 mph.
Any AKC-registered Lagotto Romagnolo 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.