This table shows an unofficial ranking of each breed competing at the 2013 AKC National Agility Championship. Each breed is ranked by average yards per second on regular jumpers with weaves rounds during the qualifying year.
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| YPS | Breed | # Dogs |
|---|---|---|
| 5.79 | Catahoula Leopard Dog | 1 |
| 5.77 | Border Collie | 319 |
| 5.72 | Entlebucher Mountain Dog | 1 |
| 5.63 | Greyhound | 2 |
| 5.49 | Whippet | 4 |
| 5.38 | Belgian Tervuren | 10 |
| 5.37 | Dutch Shepherd | 1 |
| 5.35 | American Staffordshire Terrier | 1 |
| 5.24 | Belgian Malinois | 7 |
| 5.23 | Belgian Sheepdog | 2 |
| 5.23 | Golden Retriever | 91 |
| 5.22 | Flat-Coated Retriever | 5 |
| 5.22 | Brussels Griffon | 1 |
| 5.15 | American Foxhound | 1 |
| 5.14 | Dalmatian | 4 |
| 5.12 | Weimaraner | 8 |
| 5.09 | Irish Setter | 2 |
| 5.08 | Swedish Vallhund | 3 |
| 5.08 | Pumi | 5 |
| 5.07 | Australian Shepherd | 68 |
| 5.05 | Collie | 3 |
| 5.05 | Vizsla | 12 |
| 5.03 | Norfolk Terrier | 1 |
| 5.01 | Shetland Sheepdog | 184 |
| 4.98 | German Wirehaired Pointer | 2 |
| 4.98 | Welsh Terrier | 3 |
| 4.97 | Pyrenean Shepherd | 9 |
| 4.96 | All American Dog / Mixed Breed | 24 |
| 4.94 | Australian Cattle Dog | 3 |
| 4.93 | Miniature American Shepherd | 5 |
| 4.92 | English Springer Spaniel | 5 |
| 4.92 | Miniature Poodle | 30 |
| 4.92 | Doberman Pinscher | 7 |
| 4.91 | Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 1 |
| 4.9 | Brittany | 8 |
| 4.9 | Standard Manchester Terrier | 1 |
| 4.89 | Labrador Retriever | 34 |
| 4.88 | Bearded Collie | 2 |
| 4.86 | Parson Russell Terrier | 13 |
| 4.82 | Pomeranian | 3 |
| 4.81 | Standard Poodle | 15 |
| 4.81 | Boxer | 3 |
| 4.79 | German Shorthaired Pointer | 5 |
| 4.78 | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 6 |
| 4.77 | Boston Terrier | 4 |
| 4.76 | Keeshond | 1 |
| 4.76 | Icelandic Sheepdog | 1 |
| 4.76 | Portuguese Water Dog | 5 |
| 4.76 | Smooth Collie | 3 |
| 4.75 | Cocker Spaniel | 9 |
| 4.75 | Toy Fox Terrier | 5 |
| 4.73 | Airedale Terrier | 1 |
| 4.7 | Chinese Crested | 10 |
| 4.69 | Poodle | 10 |
| 4.69 | German Shepherd Dog | 10 |
| 4.68 | Siberian Husky | 4 |
| 4.68 | Rough Collie | 2 |
| 4.67 | Norwegian Elkhound | 1 |
| 4.66 | Cocker Spaniel Black | 1 |
| 4.62 | Kerry Blue Terrier | 2 |
| 4.62 | Beagle (over 13 in.) | 1 |
| 4.61 | Irish Water Spaniel | 1 |
| 4.61 | Papillon | 53 |
| 4.61 | Bouvier des Flandres | 1 |
| 4.6 | Cocker Spaniel Parti | 2 |
| 4.59 | Italian Greyhound | 5 |
| 4.59 | Border Terrier | 7 |
| 4.59 | English Cocker Spaniel | 3 |
| 4.57 | Bernese Mountain Dog | 3 |
| 4.51 | Rat Terrier | 10 |
| 4.45 | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | 1 |
| 4.45 | American Eskimo Dog | 3 |
| 4.44 | Bichon Frise | 3 |
| 4.44 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | 32 |
| 4.4 | Samoyed | 1 |
| 4.35 | Bluetick Coonhound | 1 |
| 4.35 | Afghan Hound | 1 |
| 4.32 | Lowchen | 2 |
| 4.32 | Standard Schnauzer | 6 |
| 4.3 | Lhasa Apso | 2 |
| 4.27 | Norwich Terrier | 1 |
| 4.26 | Miniature Schnauzer | 23 |
| 4.24 | Irish Terrier | 1 |
| 4.24 | Curly-Coated Retriever | 1 |
| 4.24 | Great Dane | 1 |
| 4.21 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 12 |
| 4.18 | Danish-Swedish Farmdog | 1 |
| 4.11 | Miniature Pinscher | 2 |
| 4.1 | Toy Poodle | 4 |
| 4.07 | Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | 1 |
| 4.06 | Mudi | 1 |
| 4.06 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 1 |
| 4.06 | Cocker Spaniel ASCOB | 1 |
| 4.05 | Pug | 2 |
| 4.04 | Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 1 |
| 4.04 | Cairn Terrier | 4 |
| 4.02 | Havanese | 10 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Terrier | 5 |
| 3.99 | Cardigan Welsh Corgi | 8 |
| 3.96 | Russell Terrier | 3 |
| 3.96 | Dachshund | 2 |
| 3.95 | Beagle | 4 |
| 3.94 | Coton de Tulear | 4 |
| 3.82 | Chihuahua | 2 |
| 3.75 | Shih Tzu | 3 |
| 3.73 | Scottish Terrier | 1 |
| 3.72 | French Bulldog | 1 |
| 3.7 | Maltese | 3 |
| 3.59 | West Highland White Terrier | 1 |