A typical Norwegian Buhund tops out around 22.3 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 28.14 mph. Right in line with the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Norwegian Buhunds outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 0.3 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 83 Norwegian Buhunds, a typical Norwegian Buhund tops out at 22.3 mph, and half of them run faster than 23.2 mph. That makes the Norwegian Buhund the 95th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
23 Norwegian Buhunds have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Norwegian Buhund is faster than 3 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Miniature American Shepherd (22.4 mph) runs closest to the Norwegian Buhund. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 4.5 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 1.55 seconds.
Fabraj's Frost On The Vine holds the fastest consistent run by any Norwegian Buhund: 28.14 mph at the North Shore Kennel Club in Connecticut on June 14, 2024. That's 100 yards in 7.27 seconds.
Norwegian Buhunds come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 18 measured over 18 inches and averaged 22.1 mph; 65 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 22.4 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Ohio has the most Norwegian Buhund runs, 441 of them, followed by New Jersey, New York, Michigan. The fastest Norwegian Buhund run in Ohio is 27.02 mph.
Any AKC-registered Norwegian Buhund 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.