A typical Nederlandse Kooikerhondje tops out around 22.7 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 28.20 mph. Right in line with the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 0.4 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 194 Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, a typical Nederlandse Kooikerhondje tops out at 22.7 mph, and half of them run faster than 23.5 mph. That makes the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje the 80th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 2 Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes have ever broken 30 mph, and 53 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical Nederlandse Kooikerhondje is faster than 1 of 8. The Vizsla is the quickest of the bunch at 24.9 mph, and the English Springer Spaniel (22.2 mph) runs closest to the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.2 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 0.80 seconds.
Amazing Isis Van Regenschaduw holds the fastest consistent run by any Nederlandse Kooikerhondje: 28.20 mph at the Atlanta Kennel Club in Georgia on April 14, 2021. That's 100 yards in 7.25 seconds.
AKC's results also show Black Amiikos On A Carousel at 38.67 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 24.26 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 Nederlandse Kooikerhondje is Senna, with a best of 26.81 mph over 40 logged runs.
Not really, but more are running. In 2018, 30 Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes ran Fast CAT, typically at 22.4 mph. In 2025 it was 67 dogs at 22.3 mph.
Ohio has the most Nederlandse Kooikerhondje runs, 799 of them, followed by Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin. The fastest Nederlandse Kooikerhondje run in Ohio is 27.42 mph.
Any AKC-registered Nederlandse Kooikerhondje 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.