A typical Schipperke tops out around 19.8 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.39 mph. 2.9 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Schipperke would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 290 Schipperkes, a typical Schipperke tops out at 19.8 mph, and half of them run faster than 20.5 mph. That makes the Schipperke the 156th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
16 Schipperkes have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Schipperke is faster than 1 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Keeshond (20.4 mph) runs closest to the Schipperke. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 5.3 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 2.19 seconds.
Intune's Shield Of Steel holds the fastest consistent run by any Schipperke: 26.39 mph at the Western Colorado Agility Club in Colorado on September 30, 2023. That's 100 yards in 7.75 seconds.
AKC's results also show Fair Lady's Holly Go Brightly at 27.98 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 23.51 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 Schipperke is Talia, with a best of 23.48 mph over 54 logged runs.
Schipperkes come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 152 measured under 12 inches and averaged 19.0 mph; 138 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 20.6 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
A little. The typical Schipperke ran 19.2 mph in 2019 (32 dogs) and 19.9 mph in 2025 (146 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Maryland has the most Schipperke runs, 1,138 of them, followed by Washington, Florida, Ohio. The fastest Schipperke run in Maryland is 24.32 mph.
Any AKC-registered Schipperke 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.