A typical Sealyham Terrier tops out around 14.5 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 20.08 mph. 8.2 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph).
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 38 Sealyham Terriers, a typical Sealyham Terrier tops out at 14.5 mph, and half of them run faster than 15.7 mph. That puts the Sealyham Terrier 221st of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT, near the back of the pack.
None has reached 25 mph yet, but plenty of Sealyham Terriers love the chase anyway.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical Sealyham Terrier is the slowest of the 9. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the quickest of the bunch at 24.0 mph, and the West Highland White Terrier (16.1 mph) runs closest to the Sealyham Terrier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 9.6 mph gap to the American Staffordshire Terrier is about 5.64 seconds.
Afterglow's Bearded Lady holds the fastest consistent run by any Sealyham Terrier: 20.08 mph at the K-9 Obedience Training Club of Menomonee Falls in Wisconsin on April 14, 2024. That's 100 yards in 10.19 seconds.
Wisconsin has the most Sealyham Terrier runs, 202 of them, followed by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio. The fastest Sealyham Terrier run in Wisconsin is 20.08 mph.
Short legs don't stop anyone from having a blast. Any AKC-registered Sealyham Terrier 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.