A typical Shiba Inu tops out around 21.6 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 28.69 mph. 1.1 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Shiba Inus outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 0.9 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 423 Shiba Inus, a typical Shiba Inu tops out at 21.6 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.4 mph. That makes the Shiba Inu the 117th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Shiba Inu has ever broken 30 mph, and 55 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Shiba Inu is faster than 5 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Boston Terrier (20.9 mph) runs closest to the Shiba Inu. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.4 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 1.28 seconds.
Dragon House Light 'Em Up! holds the fastest consistent run by any Shiba Inu: 28.69 mph at the Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club in Kansas on October 15, 2022. That's 100 yards in 7.13 seconds.
AKC's results also show Mokelumne The Thrill Of It All at 30.30 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 26.43 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 Shiba Inu is Suki, with a best of 24.45 mph over 8 logged runs.
Not really, but more are running. In 2016, 26 Shiba Inus ran Fast CAT, typically at 21.7 mph. In 2025 it was 112 dogs at 21.7 mph.
Wisconsin has the most Shiba Inu runs, 1,151 of them, followed by California, Florida, Pennsylvania. The fastest Shiba Inu run in Wisconsin is 29.35 mph.
Any AKC-registered Shiba Inu 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.