How fast can a dog run? Have you thought about it?

Pet     8:25am, 9 October 2025

We all know that dogs can run very fast, and many animals cannot compare with them. But when is their fastest speed? You must be curious. This article will talk about how fast dogs can run. If you want to know, check it out.

The fastest dog in the world - the Australian Greyhound, can reach a speed of 70 kilometers per hour. However, there are certain differences in the speed of dogs according to their body size. If we are looking at small dogs, then the Jack Russell Terrier is the fastest, with a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, ranking 25th among the fastest dogs in the world;

Most of these fast-running dogs have excellent physical conditions. For example, the Greyhound has a streamlined structure that minimizes air resistance. Coupled with its powerful limbs full of muscles, It can make the speed burst instantly, and its unusually wide nasal cavity allows it to inhale more oxygen, and due to the deeper chest cavity, it can also give the heart more space to stretch and burst out more blood, which is more conducive to increasing the speed in a short period of time.