A typical Polish Lowland Sheepdog tops out around 19.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 21.44 mph. 3.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Polish Lowland Sheepdog would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 15 Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, a typical Polish Lowland Sheepdog tops out at 19.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 19.4 mph. That makes the Polish Lowland Sheepdog the 168th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Polish Lowland Sheepdogs love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Herding breeds, the typical Polish Lowland Sheepdog is faster than 1 of 8. The Belgian Malinois is the quickest of the bunch at 26.9 mph, and the Shetland Sheepdog (19.6 mph) runs closest to the Polish Lowland Sheepdog. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 7.8 mph gap to the Belgian Malinois is about 3.12 seconds.
Starpons Lover Boy holds the fastest consistent run by any Polish Lowland Sheepdog: 21.44 mph at the Kishwaukee Kennel Club in Illinois on July 12, 2025. That's 100 yards in 9.54 seconds.
Wisconsin has the most Polish Lowland Sheepdog runs, 65 of them, followed by Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey. The fastest Polish Lowland Sheepdog run in Wisconsin is 20.58 mph.
Any AKC-registered Polish Lowland Sheepdog 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.