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Speed Dog Coursing

Every upcoming Fast CAT event Speed Dog Coursing runs, and where.

About Speed Dog Coursing.

Speed Dog Coursing is a crew in the Southeast that runs American Kennel Club (AKC) Fast CAT and Coursing Ability Test (CAT) events for host clubs from Florida to Ohio and Missouri. A Fast CAT or CAT test needs a lure machine, a laid-out course and people who know how to run them, so clubs that hold one often bring in a coursing crew to set up and run it. Speed Dog Coursing is that crew for 9 clubs in 8 states.

What Speed Dog Coursing runs.

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Fast CAT

Fast CAT — short for Fast Coursing Ability Test — is a timed 100-yard dash where a dog runs alone down a straight lane (usually fenced — the premium list says whether the site is enclosed), chasing a white plastic lure pulled ahead by a motorized line. Electronic timers capture the run; the time is converted to miles per hour using a fixed formula, then multiplied by a height-based handicap to produce points toward titles. Dogs run one at a time, off-leash for the sprint, with a handler at the start and a catcher at the finish. The whole thing is over in seven to nine seconds for most dogs.

Upcoming events.

Events by state.

Other crews.