I just watched the first episode of the Flotrack Ben True mini documentary series. He says that his dog ran a three minute mile. Does anyone know of any legit statistics on how fast a dog could run a mile? Obviously, it would vary with different breeds and what nots. How fast can your dog run a mile?
I'm pretty sure greyhounds can hold ~30mph for a few minutes. Though mine has never run that fast on account of the slow guy at the other end of his leash.
definitely less than 2 minutes
A dog can approach racehorse speed. There's a video of a greyhound racing a racehorse on YouTube.
A saluki is almost certainly the best canine miler- 10k.
When Usain Bolt set his 100 meter world record he was running at a speed of 22.9 mph (36.9 kph) and covered that distance in 9.58 seconds. A greyhound would complete that same race in 5.33 second.
The greyhound is also a distance runner. He can settle into a speed in excess of 35 miles per hour and can run at that rate for distances as great as 7 miles!
However some dogs do even better in super-marathon races. For this we need a different type of dog. Consider the sled dogs like those that participate in the Iditarod sled race. These dogs are primarily Siberian Huskies or Alaskan Huskies (which are an unregestered breed that have been designed for speed and endurance). The Iditerod race goes from just outside of Anchorage Alaska to Nome, and it covers a distance of 1,161 miles (1,868 km). The dog teams in this race run up to 125 miles per day, often racing for up to 6 hours at a time, for 9-14 days, pulling a sled weighing over 100 kg. Furthermore, they run at full tilt in extremes of climate where the wind chill value can be -100 °F (-73.3 °C). The record for the Iditarod race is currently 8 days and 22 hours. A sled dog's typical racing pace averages between 10 to12 miles per hour (16 to19km/h), which means that every 6 hour running period he covers about 70 miles (112 km). These dogs keep this up for an average of 11 days! It is hard to imagine any other animal on land that could keep up that kind of pace.
Greyhound running 520 meters in 29:07!
You're googling up a storm for someone who is not actually a dog trainer.
I admit that I kinda doubted it, but after seeing that video of greyhounds racing I'm starting to believe a 3 minute mile is possible. They had to be racing under 2 minutes, I can imagine it's feasible that many other breeds can hold for 67% of that speed for the same distance.
All kinds of dogs can break 2 minutes. The fastest really would be closer to 1:40.
Alberto Salukizar wrote:
You're googling up a storm for someone who is not actually a dog trainer.
Huskies are only average, at any distance.
Their only advantage is having a thick coat which helps them in cold climates.
Agreed ` wrote:
Alberto Salukizar wrote:You're googling up a storm for someone who is not actually a dog trainer.
Huskies are only average, at any distance.
Their only advantage is having a thick coat which helps them in cold climates.
Not really. They are great endurance canines and the way they actually move is necessary to pull a sled without lurching against the harness.
dog trainer here wrote:
When Usain Bolt set his 100 meter world record he was running at a speed of 22.9 mph (36.9 kph) and covered that distance in 9.58 seconds. A greyhound would complete that same race in 5.33 second.
I thought Usain Bolt ran up to 27.8 miles per hour.