4 Karelian Bear Dogs chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings in 2023, and Bearbond Solar Flare CM14 OA NAJ FCAT ACT2 ACT2J blazed to the front at 27.35 mph — 100 yards in a flat 7.48 seconds — the 2nd straight year planting a flag atop the Karelian Bear Dog rankings, edging Armando Salazar Da Villa Saloia by a whisker (0.18 mph). The top 4 averaged 24.6 mph, just off 2022's 27.82 mph best — 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.