A typical Peruvian Inca Orchid tops out around 25.4 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.73 mph. 2.7 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Peruvian Inca Orchids outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.9 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 37 Peruvian Inca Orchids, a typical Peruvian Inca Orchid tops out at 25.4 mph, and half of them run faster than 25.4 mph. That makes the Peruvian Inca Orchid the 14th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Peruvian Inca Orchid has ever broken 30 mph, and 21 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Hound breeds, the typical Peruvian Inca Orchid is faster than 5 of 8. The Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 32.9 mph, and the Rhodesian Ridgeback (24.7 mph) runs closest to the Peruvian Inca Orchid. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 7.5 mph gap to the Greyhound is about 1.84 seconds.
Calypso's Jump Right In holds the fastest consistent run by any Peruvian Inca Orchid: 29.73 mph at the Augusta Kennel Club in South Carolina on March 10, 2024. That's 100 yards in 6.88 seconds.
AKC's results also show Rainshadow's Tika at 33.64 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 24.61 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 Peruvian Inca Orchid is Siryn, with a best of 28.45 mph over 18 logged runs.
Peruvian Inca Orchids come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 24 measured over 18 inches and averaged 26.4 mph; 12 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 24.1 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Georgia has the most Peruvian Inca Orchid runs, 247 of them, followed by Texas, New Jersey, South Carolina. The fastest Peruvian Inca Orchid run in Georgia is 29.47 mph.
Peruvian Inca Orchids are sighthounds, built for exactly this: a straight sprint after a lure. Most catch on in a run or two. Any AKC-registered Peruvian Inca Orchid over 12 months old can enter, and the only real training is a reliable finish: have someone your dog will run to waiting past the 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.