#1 Greyhound Taking the top honor for the fastest dog is the Greyhound! They are spectacularly good movers and their tall stature makes for a beautiful picture as they speed by at 45 mph.
What are some of the fastest dog breeds in the world? Some of the fastest breeds include the Greyhound, Saluki, Afghan Hound, Vizsla, and Border Collie. These breeds are known for their impressive speed and agility.
Greyhound. Originally bred to be hunting dogs, Greyhounds are widely accepted to be the fastest dog breed. For decades, Greyhounds have been used in dog racing. A highly energetic breed, it comes as no surprise that their legs can carry them as fast as 45 miles per hour.
Fastest dog in the world: Greyhound
Standing up to 75cm high at the shoulder, Greyhounds are the fastest dog breed in the world, and among the fastest sprinters on the planet.
In fact, when a Greyhound runs, its feet are touching the ground only 25% of the time! And how fast can a Greyhound run? The fastest dog in the world can reach top speed within six strides, up to a whopping 45 mph.
The slowest of all of the dog breeds are:
Basset Hounds, who can run between 5-10 miles per hour. Pugs, who can run between 5-10 miles per hour. Shih Tzus, which can run around 6 miles per hour.
Greyhound (46 mph) Kangaroo (44 mph)
#2. Saluki. Salukis are sight hunters, using their sharp vision to spot prey from great distances, and relying on their extraordinary speed to hunt down small prey. While not acknowledged as the quickest dog over short distances, it is believed that the saluki is capable of faster speeds over long distances.
Greyhounds are famous for their sprinting, topping 40–45 mph on average. However, they also can sustain great speed—usually 35 mph for approximately 7 miles. This ability makes them the fastest dog in the world.
If we stop there, it would seem dogs have the edge in the race for speed. But in the wild, there is no animal that runs faster than the Cheetah, one of Earth's big cats living in Africa and parts of Asia. As the fastest land animal alive, the Cheetah has been clocked with speeds up to 75 mph!
Siberian Huskies & Malamutes
Bred to run hundreds miles in extreme cold weather, these working breeds are natural runners. Snow-loving working dogs like the Husky can excel in skijoring/bikejoring and hiking. They love to be active and given a job, including running.
The results show the trained greyhounds galloped faster than the captive cheetahs, with a top speed of 68 kilometres per hour compared with the cheetah's 64 kilometres per hour.
At 70 miles per hour (113 kilometers per hour), cheetahs are the world's fastest cat and the world's fastest land mammal, so the world's fastest dog, a greyhound clocked at speeds up to 45 mph (72 km/h), probably won't be catching a cheetah in a sprint.
Eight times Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt runs 27.78 mph, which is five times more than what a normal human can. However, a few dog breeds like German shepherd, Greyhound, and the Afghan hound can beat Bolt in a race.
Greyhounds are not an aggressive dog. You are not going to see the snarling, growling, ears pulled back demeanor you might see in other breeds.
The English Mastiff is officially the world's biggest dog breed, weighing as much as 200 pounds. According to the Guinness Book of Records, an English Mastiff dog called Zorba weighed in at 142.7kg and stood 27 inches high in 1981. Impressive!
The Greyhound may have been victorious in this particular race, but it doesn't mean that the Greyhound is always going to be faster than the Thoroughbred. Factors like distance traveled, individual animal fitness and speed, and even the weight of the jockey that the horse carries could potentially affect the outcome.
A large male kangaroo has the height and upper-body strength to kill any dog that enters the water, as the first European colonists learned when their hunting dogs were drowned. Domestic dogs and kangaroos do not mix.
The World's Fastest Cat [Video] The cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, can race up to 75 mph for short bursts. The greyhound is the fastest canid, with a peak speed of about 43 mph.
Cane Corso
The Cane Corso has a bite force of a massive 700 PSI. this PSI surpasses a lion (691 PSI) which is insane! This dog comes from Italy and is considered part of the mastiff family.
Most lists you come across will have the Chihuahua as having the weakest bite force. It is usually reported as being between 100 and 180 PSI. Some of the other breeds on the list of weakest bites are: Malinois Dog – 195 PSI.