A typical Pomeranian tops out around 15.6 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 27.87 mph. 7.1 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Pomeranians outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 0.1 mph.
Pom: same breed, same answer. Based on the best Fast CAT run of 263 Pomeranians, a typical Pomeranian tops out at 15.6 mph, and half of them run faster than 15.8 mph. That makes the Pomeranian the 210th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
4 Pomeranians have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Toy breeds, the typical Pomeranian is the slowest of the 9. The Italian Greyhound is the quickest of the bunch at 23.5 mph, and the Chihuahua (15.8 mph) runs closest to the Pomeranian. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 7.9 mph gap to the Italian Greyhound is about 4.42 seconds.
Obi Wan Kenobi IV holds the fastest consistent run by any Pomeranian: 27.87 mph at the Central Florida Cairn Terrier Club in Florida on February 11, 2023. That's 100 yards in 7.34 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Pomeranian is Puck, with a best of 21.07 mph over 26 logged runs.
Not really, but more are running. In 2020, 41 Pomeranians ran Fast CAT, typically at 15.8 mph. In 2025 it was 82 dogs at 15.6 mph.
Maryland has the most Pomeranian runs, 664 of them, followed by Florida, Ohio, Virginia. The fastest Pomeranian run in Maryland is 20.60 mph.
Short legs don't stop anyone from having a blast. Any AKC-registered Pomeranian 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.