A typical Siberian Husky tops out around 23.6 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 34.09 mph. 0.9 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Siberian Huskies outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 6.3 mph.
Husky: same breed, same answer. Based on the best Fast CAT run of 1,124 Siberian Huskies, a typical Siberian Husky tops out at 23.6 mph, and half of them run faster than 24.2 mph. That makes the Siberian Husky the 53rd fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 5 Siberian Huskies have ever broken 30 mph, and 395 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Working breeds, the typical Siberian Husky is faster than 6 of 8. The Boxer is the quickest of the bunch at 25.2 mph, and the Doberman Pinscher (23.9 mph) runs closest to the Siberian Husky. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 1.5 mph gap to the Boxer is about 0.53 seconds.
Kansa An Eagle Will Fly holds the fastest consistent run by any Siberian Husky: 34.09 mph at the Cudahy Kennel Club in Wisconsin on June 11, 2016. That's 100 yards in 6.00 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Siberian Husky is Poe, with a best of 28.25 mph over 295 logged runs.
Not lately. The typical Siberian Husky ran 24.0 mph in 2017 (37 dogs) and 23.2 mph in 2025 (364 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Virginia has the most Siberian Husky runs, 1,910 of them, followed by Ohio, New Jersey, Wisconsin. The fastest Siberian Husky run in Virginia is 28.65 mph.
Any AKC-registered Siberian Husky 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.