A typical Alaskan Klee Kai tops out around 21.8 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 26.09 mph. 0.9 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). Even a typical Alaskan Klee Kai would beat most people in a 100-yard sprint.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 83 Alaskan Klee Kais, a typical Alaskan Klee Kai tops out at 21.8 mph, and half of them run faster than 21.8 mph. That makes the Alaskan Klee Kai the 114th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
7 Alaskan Klee Kais have topped 25 mph, but none has reached 30 yet.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Alaskan Klee Kai is faster than 5 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph, and the Shiba Inu (21.6 mph) runs closest to the Alaskan Klee Kai. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 3.3 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 1.24 seconds.
Snowfeet holds the fastest consistent run by any Alaskan Klee Kai: 26.09 mph at the Greater Murfreesboro Kennel Club in Tennessee on October 9, 2026. That's 100 yards in 7.84 seconds.
A little. The typical Alaskan Klee Kai ran 21.3 mph in 2023 (25 dogs) and 21.9 mph in 2025 (33 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
New Jersey has the most Alaskan Klee Kai runs, 242 of them, followed by California, Florida, Colorado. The fastest Alaskan Klee Kai run in New Jersey is 25.07 mph.
Any AKC-registered Alaskan Klee Kai over 12 months old can enter, and your dog runs alone down a straight 100 yards. Most dogs figure out the lure fast. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line, because a dog that stops to check on you can lose a second or two.
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Speeds from AKC Fast CAT results. Photographers: spotted your work? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll credit it or take it down.