A typical Miniature Schnauzer tops out around 18.8 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 28.93 mph. 3.9 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Miniature Schnauzers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.1 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 560 Miniature Schnauzers, a typical Miniature Schnauzer tops out at 18.8 mph, and half of them run faster than 19.3 mph. That makes the Miniature Schnauzer the 175th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Miniature Schnauzer has ever broken 30 mph, and 22 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical Miniature Schnauzer is faster than 2 of 8. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the quickest of the bunch at 24.0 mph, and the Russell Terrier (19.2 mph) runs closest to the Miniature Schnauzer. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 5.3 mph gap to the American Staffordshire Terrier is about 2.40 seconds.
Jack "The Joker" Napier - Clown Prince Of Crime holds the fastest consistent run by any Miniature Schnauzer: 28.93 mph at the Marion Alachua Dog Training Association in Florida on October 20, 2019. That's 100 yards in 7.07 seconds.
AKC's results also show Harper Muraczewski at 34.18 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 21.53 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 Miniature Schnauzer is Hank, with a best of 24.38 mph over 50 logged runs.
Miniature Schnauzers come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 116 measured under 12 inches and averaged 17.9 mph; 436 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 19.0 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
A little. The typical Miniature Schnauzer ran 17.4 mph in 2018 (56 dogs) and 19.1 mph in 2025 (217 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Florida has the most Miniature Schnauzer runs, 1,239 of them, followed by California, Ohio, Maryland. The fastest Miniature Schnauzer run in Florida is 28.93 mph.
Any AKC-registered Miniature Schnauzer 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.