A typical Mudi tops out around 24.2 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 30.62 mph. 1.5 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Mudis outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 2.8 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 328 Mudis, a typical Mudi tops out at 24.2 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.7 mph. That makes the Mudi the 36th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Mudi has ever broken 30 mph, and 147 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Mudi is faster than 6 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Australian Shepherd (23.8 mph) runs closest to the Mudi. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.7 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 0.85 seconds.
Graves Farm's Zorra holds the fastest consistent run by any Mudi: 30.62 mph at the Lobo Lure Coursing Club in New Mexico on March 30, 2024. That's 100 yards in 6.68 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Mudi is Hades, with a best of 27.53 mph over 37 logged runs.
Mudis come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 43 measured over 18 inches and averaged 23.9 mph; 284 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 24.2 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, 38 Mudis ran Fast CAT, typically at 23.9 mph. In 2025 it was 145 dogs at 24.0 mph.
North Carolina has the most Mudi runs, 558 of them, followed by California, Kentucky, Ohio. The fastest Mudi run in North Carolina is 29.52 mph.
Any AKC-registered Mudi 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.