This season so far, 4 Coton de Tulears have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Gaby Lacasse sits at the front of the pack — 19.01 mph, 100 yards in 10.76 seconds, chasing last year's 19.07 mph best — on track for a 9th straight year atop the Coton de Tulear rankings, out in front of the field. That top speed makes the Coton de Tulear the 236th-fastest of 251 breeds in 2026. Across the top 4, it's 16.6 mph on average — and there's still time for someone to crash the party.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.