A typical Kai Ken tops out around 24.6 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 30.04 mph. 1.9 mph faster than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Kai Kens outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 2.2 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 28 Kai Kens, a typical Kai Ken tops out at 24.6 mph, and half of them run faster than 25.5 mph. That makes the Kai Ken the 30th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Kai Ken has ever broken 30 mph, and 15 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Non-Sporting breeds, the typical Kai Ken is faster than 7 of 8. The Dalmatian is the quickest of the bunch at 25.1 mph. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 0.4 mph gap to the Dalmatian is about 0.14 seconds.
Hayaikaze's No. 1 Hero Bakusatsu-Ou holds the fastest consistent run by any Kai Ken: 30.04 mph at the Willamette Valley Basenji Club in Washington on October 7, 2023. That's 100 yards in 6.81 seconds.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Kai Ken is Haruki, with a best of 27.94 mph over 26 logged runs.
Kai Kens come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 17 measured over 18 inches and averaged 24.5 mph; 11 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 24.9 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
New Hampshire has the most Kai Ken runs, 137 of them, followed by Washington, California, Ohio. The fastest Kai Ken run in New Hampshire is 26.47 mph.
Any AKC-registered Kai Ken 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.