A typical Norrbottenspets tops out around 18.7 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 24.70 mph. 4.0 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Norrbottenspets would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 16 Norrbottenspetses, a typical Norrbottenspets tops out at 18.7 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.3 mph. That makes the Norrbottenspets the 176th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Norrbottenspetses love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Hound breeds, the typical Norrbottenspets is faster than 1 of 8. The Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 32.9 mph, and the Beagle (19.7 mph) runs closest to the Norrbottenspets. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 14.2 mph gap to the Greyhound is about 4.71 seconds.
Sjelle's New Spin On An Old Classic At Bo-Co-Pa holds the fastest consistent run by any Norrbottenspets: 24.70 mph at the Chintimini Kennel Club in Oregon on July 3, 2022. That's 100 yards in 8.28 seconds.
Colorado has the most Norrbottenspets runs, 15 of them, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa, Washington. The fastest Norrbottenspets run in Colorado is 20.64 mph.
Any AKC-registered Norrbottenspets 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.