Fastest Basenjis — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

At the top of this season's Basenji standings: Bellator's Welcome To The Jungle, clocked at 28.22 mph — the 100-yard dash in 7.25 seconds, chasing last year's 28.57 mph best — on track for a 2nd straight year atop the Basenji rankings, narrowly ahead of Takari's Where The Rainbow Never Dies (0.02 mph). 142 Basenjis have posted ranked runs so far. Line the breeds up by their fastest dog and the Basenji lands 50th out of 251. The top 10 are averaging 27.1 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 CH Bellator's Welcome To The Jungle CA FCAT TKN FITG — 28.22 mph
2. #2 Takari's Where The Rainbow Never Dies SC CA FCAT — Bitch — 28.20 mph
3. #3 Remeseb's Lady Amethyst Of Kairo DCAT — Bitch — 27.48 mph
4. #4 Moto-San Sinbaje's Joyous Jewel RI SC FCAT SWNE SWE SCM TKE FITG — 27.16 mph
5. #5 FC Sinbaje's Trueheart Demosophy SC BCAT SWN SINE — 26.90 mph
6. #6 Mister Benny FCAT SCN SIN CGC ATT — 26.80 mph
7. #7 Eldorado N Akuaba Spy The Emerging Light SC OA OAJ NF FCAT2 SWE TKE — Bitch — 26.65 mph
8. #8 DC Remeseb's Royal Blue Tanzanite RI FDC SC CA FCAT50 RATO CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITG — Bitch — 26.50 mph
9. #9 Berimo Signet Double Jeopardy SC BCAT — Bitch — 26.48 mph
10. #10 GCH DC Wakili Blackstar Second Chance Wisdom FDC SC CA FCAT CGC — 26.29 mph
11. #11 Marjani Trust Me Im An Engineer CAA FCAT7 — Bitch — 26.27 mph
12. #12 CH Makindu Redacted SC DCAT SWE CGC TKI — 26.19 mph
13. #13 CH Karnak's Earthbender Bumi DCAT — 26.09 mph
14. #14 Flutesong's Love Of My Life BCAT — Bitch — 25.93 mph
15. #15 CH Eldorado N Kivu Eye Candy RN FDC JC CA FCAT4 TKN ATT FITS — Bitch — 25.89 mph
16. #16 GCH CH Signet Southern Living FCAT — Bitch — 25.85 mph
17. #17 Lia Faille N Pandora Brouhaha BCAT — 25.82 mph
18. #18 GCH CH Flutesong's I Walk The Line CAA FCAT5 SWN RATN CGC TKN ATT VHMP VSWE FITS — 25.77 mph
19. #19 CH Imara Undercover Greta Garbo CA BCAT — Bitch — 25.75 mph
20. #20 Sonbar's Justa Lively Boogie Woogie NAP FCAT3 RATN CGC TKA — Bitch — 25.72 mph
21. #21 GCH CH Remeseb's Noble Rubellite FDC JC CAX3 FCAT16 RATO TKN ATT FITG — Bitch — 25.72 mph
22. #22 GCH CH Takari's A Simple Song FCAT2 — Bitch — 25.71 mph
23. #23 Remeseb's Countess Diamond DCAT — Bitch — 25.69 mph
24. #24 Sinbaje's Legendary Ziggystardust CD BN RA FDC SC AX AXJ CA FCAT SWD SWME SHDN CGC TKA — Bitch — 25.69 mph
25. #25 Bellator's Voila RI FCAT4 SCN CGCA CGCU TKA — 25.66 mph
26. #26 GCH CH Kisa Maringa Highway To The Danger Zone CA FCAT — 25.65 mph
27. #27 Flutesong's Keeper Of The Klassic Flame FCAT2 ATT — 25.63 mph
28. #28 Lia Faille N Pandora Shenanigator By Spring Willow SC BCAT — 25.62 mph
29. #29 Makindu Cloak And Dagger FDC JC CAA FCAT2 SWN SCA SIA SEA CGC TKI — 25.59 mph
30. #30 GCH CH Maererano's Joy To The World SC FCAT — 25.59 mph
31. #31 CH Dharian FR Li'L Red Corvette FCAT — Bitch — 25.59 mph
32. #32 CH Remeseb's Imperial Morganite FDC JC CAX3 FCAT16 RATO TKN ATT FITG — Bitch — 25.57 mph
33. #33 CH Imara Undercover G Callan CA BCAT — 25.55 mph
34. #34 CH Tarsun's Breaking The Bank JC BCAT — 25.52 mph
35. #35 DC Berimo Riding Shotgun With Hodari SC CAA FCAT2 — 25.49 mph
36. #36 GCH CH Berimo Taji Hodari Summertime DCAT — Bitch — 25.45 mph
37. #37 CH Relic's Tribal Treasure JC CAX FCAT7 CGCA CGCU TKN FITG — 25.44 mph
38. #38 Tailwind's Tell It To My Heart FCAT — Bitch — 25.41 mph
39. #39 CH Bushwacker Unexpected Blackout CAA FCAT11 TKN — 25.39 mph
40. #40 CH Flutesong's To Good To Be True BCAT FITB — 25.31 mph
41. #41 FC Ture's Stuff Dreams Are Made Of SC CA DCAT TKN — 25.28 mph
42. #42 Flutesong's Rumour Has It BCAT CGC STR TKN — Bitch — 25.24 mph
43. #43 Wyoland's Roaming Medicine Bow DCAT CGC TKN — 25.24 mph
44. #44 Freja BCAT TKE — Bitch — 25.14 mph
45. #45 Zamaradi's Cruzan SC DCAT RATO CGC TKA FITG — 25.12 mph
46. #46 Lukuru Ikolombe SC DCAT — 25.03 mph
47. #47 CH Imara Undercover Dear Mr Gable CA BCAT — 25.01 mph
48. #48 GCH CH Signet Enchanted CAA BCAT — Bitch — 24.87 mph
49. #49 Rocky Mountains Next Episode DCAT — Bitch — 24.86 mph
50. #50 Berimo Son Of A Gun SC CAA FCAT2 — 24.85 mph
51. #51 DC Tarsun's Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul SC CA DCAT — Bitch — 24.85 mph
52. #52 Eldorado N Jublie Xavier BCAT — 24.82 mph
53. #53 CH Sff Signet Avant-Garde DCAT — Bitch — 24.81 mph
54. #54 CH Tailwind's Heart Of The Matter At Desiree Acres JC BCAT — 24.80 mph
55. #55 GCHS CH Kisa Maringa Don'T Think, Just Do BCAT — 24.75 mph
56. #56 Epic Select Wild West Spice Girl BCAT — Bitch — 24.70 mph
57. #57 GCH CH Kiroja Slow Motion Replay SC FCAT5 — Bitch — 24.65 mph
58. #58 CH Saorsa & Ture's Absolutely Fabulous BCAT TKN — Bitch — 24.64 mph
59. #59 GCH DC Select Epic Into Da Jungle FDC SC CA FCAT4 CGC TKN FITG — 24.59 mph
60. #60 GCHB DC Maererano's Dashing Thru The Snow SC FCAT — Bitch — 24.59 mph

See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.