Five Malteses chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings in 2022, and Sawyer Brown blazed to the front at 18.39 mph — 100 yards in a flat 11.12 seconds, up from 14.88 mph the year before — a Maltese mainstay, back in the top five for the 5th time, clear of the field. That top speed makes the Maltese the 227th-fastest of 240 breeds in 2022. The top 5 came in at 14.1 mph on average.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.