A typical Pekingese tops out around 10.5 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 18.73 mph. 12.2 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph).
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 25 Pekingeses, a typical Pekingese tops out at 10.5 mph, and half of them run faster than 9.8 mph. That puts the Pekingese 226th of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT, near the back of the pack.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Pekingeses love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Toy breeds, the typical Pekingese is the slowest of the 9. The Italian Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 23.5 mph, and the Pomeranian (15.6 mph) runs closest to the Pekingese. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 13.0 mph gap to the Italian Greyhound is about 10.83 seconds.
They Call Me Mister! holds the fastest consistent run by any Pekingese: 18.73 mph at the Show Me Agility Club of Central Missouri in Missouri on October 30, 2021. That's 100 yards in 10.92 seconds.
AKC's results also show Madam Butterfly De Castrumpekes at 19.71 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 9.67 mph. A jump that big is usually a timing or typing error, so we flag it rather than crown it.
Florida has the most Pekingese runs, 434 of them, followed by Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee. The fastest Pekingese run in Florida is 19.71 mph.
Short legs don't stop anyone from having a blast. Any AKC-registered Pekingese over 12 months old can enter, small dogs earn twice the points per mph toward their titles, and the crowd always cheers loudest for the little ones. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line.
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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.