--- title: Jiff the Pomeranian Is Worlds Fastest Dog on Two Paws description: His top speeds beat out how fast humans walk normally. canonical: https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-27T21:00:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:28.958Z og:title: Jiff the Pomeranian Becomes the World's Fastest Dog on Two Paws og:description: His top speeds beat out how fast humans walk normally. og:url: https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc405513d595a61cc/6986a125e53aba12eb4d42f8/pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jiff the Pomeranian Becomes the World's Fastest Dog on Two Paws twitter:description: His top speeds beat out how fast humans walk normally. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc405513d595a61cc/6986a125e53aba12eb4d42f8/pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's The World's Fastest Dog on Two Paws > Sponsored content. 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That means the fluffy pom can literally walk at 3.4 miles per hour, slightly faster than [the average walking speed of humans.](http://www.westernite.org/datacollectionfund/2005/psu%5Fped%5Fsummary.pdf)  Guinness World Records The dog will be featured in the Guinness World Records 2015 Edition, due out September 10, but Jiff has been [quite the star](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/07/move-over-boo-jiff-the-pomeranian-is-the-newest-puppy-sensation/) for a while now. A [social media sensation,](https://www.facebook.com/jiffpom) the pom has appeared in the film _Adventures of Bailey: A Night in Cowtown_, the music video for Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” and a tweet from Ke$ha, who claimed Jiff was her “new boyfriend.” And if Jiff’s credentials haven’t put you to shame yet, then ponder this: do _you_ have [an IMDB page?](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5324560/)  Guinness World Records But being the world’s fastest dog is only one trick in the Los Angeles pom’s repertoire. Jiff, whose owners have remained anonymous so that he gets all the attention, can also [skateboard,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk%5FfbtuHamY) [stamp his autograph,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQKlu0w2ZA&list=UUaHuy8vHUcLU4O68JNgcNiA) [cover his eyes and bow,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-5CMoK5%5Fs) among other moves. He’s known for his [impromptu performances](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDByC9skiGE) at the Santa Monica Pier and the Hollywood Walk of Fame—but if you can’t make it to one of those, there’s always [his online trick demos.](https://www.youtube.com/user/jiffpom/videos) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/"},"headline":"Here's The World's Fastest Dog on Two Paws","datePublished":"2014-08-27T21:00:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:28.958Z","description":"His top speeds beat out how fast humans walk normally","url":"https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc405513d595a61cc/6986a125e53aba12eb4d42f8/pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc405513d595a61cc/6986a125e53aba12eb4d42f8/pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"pomeranian-jiff-fastest-dog-two-paws-world-record","caption":"","creditText":"Guinness World Records","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3195860/jiff-worlds-fastest-dog/","name":"Here's The World's Fastest Dog on Two Paws"}}]}] ```