Sawyer Brown was the fastest Maltese in 2019, stopping the clock at 10.52 seconds (19.44 mph), up from 18.71 mph the year before — the 3rd straight year planting a flag atop the Maltese rankings, clear of the field. That top speed makes the Maltese the 195th-fastest of 218 breeds in 2019. The top 5 came in at 13.7 mph on average.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.