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Marthe48

(18,359 posts) Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:02 PM Aug 10

Do dogs run faster than humans?

My new grand dog is a 2 year old Golden Retriever. He runs like the wind, in all his golden glory. His family have at least 2 acres mowed behind the house and he gets to the tree line in 5 seconds. With the Summer Olympics going on, I can't help wondering if he'd beat out the sprinters

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Do dogs run faster than humans? (Original Post) Marthe48 Aug 10 OP

Easily. brush Aug 10 #1

Olympic sprinters can keep up with average dogs, but not the fastest dogs. nt Shermann Aug 10 #2

I tend to agree that fast dogs can beat fast humans for short distances. JoetheShow Aug 10 #3

My retired greyhound can hit 40mph easily Blue Owl Aug 10 #4

Greyhounds can sprint faster than a horse, so yeah, faster than humans.. hlthe2b Aug 10 #5

Your grand dog True Dough Aug 10 #6

Record for 100m by humans is 9-something seconds, for dogs it's 5-something. RockRaven Aug 10 #7

They have nothing on cats SCantiGOP Aug 10 #8

brush

(56,297 posts)

1. Easily.

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Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:05 PM

Aug 10

Shermann

(8,234 posts)

2. Olympic sprinters can keep up with average dogs, but not the fastest dogs. nt

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Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:06 PM

Aug 10

JoetheShow

(54 posts)

3. I tend to agree that fast dogs can beat fast humans for short distances.

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Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:15 PM

Aug 10

I have read, and tend to believe that humans can outrun most animals at long distances because their ability to cool their body gives them an advantage.

Blue Owl

(53,720 posts)

4. My retired greyhound can hit 40mph easily

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Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:29 PM

Aug 10

Better watch out when she gets the zoomies!

hlthe2b

(104,911 posts)

5. Greyhounds can sprint faster than a horse, so yeah, faster than humans..

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Sat Aug 10, 2024, 07:40 PM

Aug 10

Dogs are much faster than humans. Usain Bolt set the 100-meter world record with a time of 9.58 seconds and a top speed of 22.9 miles per hour. In contrast, a greyhound can run 100 meters in only 5.33 seconds. A greyhound can outrun a horse in a sprint because it accelerates so quickly.
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-fast-can-greyhounds-run-4589314

Obviously, a Golden won't be quite as fast as a greyhound, but still...