A typical Tibetan Terrier tops out around 19.1 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 32.00 mph. 3.6 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Tibetan Terriers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 4.2 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 56 Tibetan Terriers, a typical Tibetan Terrier tops out at 19.1 mph, and half of them run faster than 19.9 mph. That makes the Tibetan Terrier the 167th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Tibetan Terrier has ever broken 30 mph, and 1 has topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Tibetan Terrier is faster than 1 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Schipperke (19.8 mph) runs closest to the Tibetan Terrier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 5.9 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 2.54 seconds.
Metshag Namaste Norah holds the fastest consistent run by any Tibetan Terrier: 32.00 mph at the Cudahy Kennel Club in Wisconsin on October 29, 2016. That's 100 yards in 6.39 seconds.
Pennsylvania has the most Tibetan Terrier runs, 330 of them, followed by Wisconsin, New York, Ohio. The fastest Tibetan Terrier run in Pennsylvania is 23.06 mph.
Any AKC-registered Tibetan Terrier 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.