6 Karelian Bear Dogs chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings in 2021, and Bearbond Solar Flare CM12 OA NAJ FCAT ACT2 ACT2J blazed to the front at 27.64 mph — 100 yards in a flat 7.40 seconds, edging Armando Salazar Da Villa Saloia by a whisker (0.30 mph). The top 6 averaged 24.1 mph, up from 20.79 mph the year before — proof of how deep the Karelian Bear Dog talent really runs.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.