A typical Pointer tops out around 23.7 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.52 mph. 1.0 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Pointers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.7 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 206 Pointers, a typical Pointer tops out at 23.7 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.5 mph. That makes the Pointer the 49th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 3 Pointers have ever broken 30 mph, and 84 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Sporting breeds, the typical Pointer is faster than 5 of 8. The Vizsla is the quickest of the bunch at 24.9 mph, and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (23.7 mph) runs closest to the Pointer. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 1.2 mph gap to the Vizsla is about 0.41 seconds.
Evermore Bard Of Avon holds the fastest consistent run by any Pointer: 29.52 mph at the Sugarbush Kennel Club in Ohio on October 26, 2025. That's 100 yards in 6.93 seconds.
AKC's results also show Pawsup Frankensteins Tighty Whities at 32.69 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 29.52 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 Pointer is Scooby-Doo, with a best of 29.52 mph over 46 logged runs.
A little. The typical Pointer ran 23.4 mph in 2019 (39 dogs) and 24.7 mph in 2025 (43 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Wisconsin has the most Pointer runs, 379 of them, followed by Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina. The fastest Pointer run in Wisconsin is 27.38 mph.
Any AKC-registered Pointer 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.