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This pic is from a few years ago, but almost every ribbon except two rosettes that didn’t really fit.

The fastest dogs in America competed over three days of preliminary runs and one day of finals to see who would be crowned Pure Speed Champion and Speed of the Breed at the 2026 AKC Fast CAT Invitational.

There were a total of 682 of the best Fast CAT dogs from 48 U.S. states and two Canadian Provinces representing 197 individual breeds and 16 mixed-breed dogs entered into the competition in Branson, Missouri.

Pure Speed Division:

HC 1 Pure Speed Champion

Fritsch FCAT7, a Greyhound known as “Fritz,” owned by David Nevius & Chris Kronick.

This is Fritz’s second year in a row as Pure Speed Champion.

Time: 5.675 seconds

Speed: 36.04 mph

HC 1.5 Pure Speed Champion

Sincity’S Social Climber FDC CA FCAT2, a mixed-breed dog known as “Summit,” owned by

Gordon Kane and Lori Lagasse

Time: 6.565 seconds

Speed: 31.16 mph

HC 2 Pure Speed Champion

George’s Zachary FCAT, a mixed-breed dog known as “Zachary,” owned by Ronald George

Time: 8.481

Speed: 24.12 mph

Speed of the Breed Division:

Speed of the Breed Division Champion

Orbit Three Two One Blastoff Artemis RI DCAT CGC, a Biewer Terrier known as “Artie,” owned

by Kathleen Miles

Speed: 21.124135 mph (fastest average speed for all Biewer Terriers)

Congratulations to all of the competitors!