There are 18 upcoming AKC Fast CAT event weekends in Maryland, hosted in Walkersville, Mardela Springs, Boonsboro, Taneytown. The next one is Dog Owners' Training Club of Maryland, Inc. in Walkersville on October 29, 2026 – October 30, 2026. Fast CAT is a timed 100-yard dash where dogs chase a lure one at a time, and nearly every AKC-registered dog is eligible, including mixed breeds enrolled in AKC Canine Partners. Entries typically close about two weeks before the trial date.
October 29, 2026 – October 30, 2026 — Dog Owners' Training Club of Maryland, Inc., Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
October 31, 2026 – November 1, 2026 — Potomac Valley Standard Schnauzer Club, Inc., Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
November 5, 2026 – November 6, 2026 — Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
November 7, 2026 – November 8, 2026 — Chesapeake Siberian Husky Club, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
November 12, 2026 – November 13, 2026 — Potomac Valley Belgian Sheepdog Club, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
November 14, 2026 – November 15, 2026 — Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
December 5, 2026 – December 6, 2026 — Kennel Club of Anne Arundel, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
December 11, 2026 – December 13, 2026 — Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, Mardela Springs, MD
December 19, 2026 – December 20, 2026 — Potomac Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club, Walkersville, MD
January 9, 2027 – January 10, 2027 — Clumber Spaniel Club of the Carolinas, Walkersville, MD — entry $25.00 per run
March 26, 2027 – March 28, 2027 — Metropolitan Baltimore Doberman Pinscher Club, Walkersville, MD — entry $23.00 per run
May 7, 2027 — Capital Keeshond Club, Inc., Boonsboro, MD
May 22, 2027 – May 23, 2027 — Mason and Dixon Kennel Club, Boonsboro, MD
May 28, 2027 – May 30, 2027 — Colonial Schipperke Club, Walkersville, MD
September 3, 2027 – September 5, 2027 — Potomac Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club, Walkersville, MD
September 4, 2027 – September 6, 2027 — Carroll Kennel Club, Taneytown, MD
September 11, 2027 – September 12, 2027 — Carroll Kennel Club, Taneytown, MD
The fastest Fast CAT dog on record in Maryland is R'Zoya Vom Haus Morrisson TKN, a German Shepherd Dog, at 39.49 mph. These are the top 12 dogs by best recorded speed in Maryland, from AKC results.
R'Zoya Vom Haus Morrisson TKN — German Shepherd Dog — 39.49 mph (12 runs in Maryland)
Poeta Whatchamacallit SC CA FCAT CGC TKN — Whippet — 37.33 mph (46 runs in Maryland)
Fritz DCAT — Greyhound — 36.33 mph (18 runs in Maryland)