Perhaps the most coveted title a cat can be awarded in CFA is that of Distinguished Merit or DM.
To be awarded the Distinguished Merit title in CFA, a male cat must sire a minimum of 15 cats who have earned at least one of three titles: Grand Champion, Grand Premier or Distinguished Merit. Effective April 30, 2021, the number of qualifying offspring was reduced from 15 to 10 for males.
A Female DM must have produced 5 or more offspring who earn at least one of these titles.
Regardless of how many titles it earns, an individual cat can count only once towards the DM title of each of its parents.
Often called the “Breeder’s” title, the DM represents how well a cat has contributed to the next generation of its breed… and it is the recognition of this impact on future generations that makes this award such a special accomplishment.
The first himalayan Persian DM was earned in 1989, by a blue point male named CH Westpoint Brigadier of Thesaurus, DM. The first female himalayan Persian DM was earned the following year, when CH Madame Nu’s Alotta Brass, DM, a flame point female, earned the title.
Himalayan Persian Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA
| Year | Name | Sex | Color | |
| 1988-89 | CH Westpoint Brigadier of Thesaurus , DM First Himalayan DM | M | Blue Point | |
| 1989-90 | CH Madame Nu’s Alotta Brass , DM First Himalayan Female DM | F | Flame Point | |
CH Midas Good ‘n Plenty of Sulltans, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
| 1990-91 | GC Bambisplace Miss Muffet of DeMiara, DM | F | Seal Point | |
CH DeMiara’s Chiquita Bacana, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
GC South Paw Wind Song, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
| 1991-92 | CH Cacao Romana, DM | F | Seal Point | |
CH Madame Nu’s Sheer Joy of Rainyday, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
| 1993-94 | GC DeMiara’s Cosmos, DM | M | Blue Point | |
GC Kisicats Figment O’ Our Imagination, DM | M | Cream Point | ||
GC Purringwood’s Glamour Gal, DM | F | Flame Point | ||
GC DeMiara’s Sweet Basil of Oceanstar, DM | M | Seal Point | ||
CH Heavensent Rave of Grecco, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
| 1994-95 | GC Madame Nu’s Sheer Energy, DM | M | Flame Point | |
CH Silky China Doll of Callyn, DM | F | Cream Point | ||
| 1995-96 | Ms Pea Ivy of DeMiara, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
GC, RW DeMiara’s C Weed of Oceanstar, DM | M | Seal Point | ||
GC, RW Teahs Awesome Emmy, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
Teahs Chimmy Chonga, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
| 1996-97 | CH, PR DeMiara Pristine, DM | F | Blue Point | |
| 1997-98 | Karabel’s Lucky Charm of Careyata, DM | F | Seal Point | |
CH Oakheaven’s Divine Ms Jackye, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
GC Peaceful Paws Pipeline, DM | F | Seal Lynx Point | ||
GC Pointaview’s Worth The Wait, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
Burnbrae’s Tally Ho, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
GC, BW, NW Katsation Bittersweet of Karabel, DM | M | Flame Point | ||
| 1998-99 | CH, GP Furrshurr’s Crybaby! Part Deux, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
Sandypaws Blind Date of Mypause, DM | F | Seal Lynx Point | ||
DeMiara Phoebe of Burnbrae, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
GC Sulltans Short Circuit, DM | M | Flame Point | ||
CH Hollydaze Yoursmine&rs of Vallekatz, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
GC, RW Teahs Winter Wonderland, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC Sulltans Sit’n Pretty of Lake Hyco, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
| 1999-00 | GC Jolee’s Sealed With A Kiss, DM | F | Seal Point | |
DeMiara Icee Blue of Teahs, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
GC Teahs It-Si-Bit-Si, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC, GP, RW Prancenpaws Glamor Shot of Ristokat, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
| 2000-01 | CH Purrpals Grettel, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | |
GC Impression’s Beauty, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC Careyata’s Serendipity, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
CH DeMiara’s Azalea of Kleawkla, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
Le Club Fur Louise, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
GC, RW Mountcascade’s Heart’s Afire, DM | M | Cream Point | ||
| 2001-02 | CH, GP Famous Innocent Rose, DM | F | Flame Point | |
GC, RW Jetset’s Wild Blue Yonder, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
GC Lake Hyco’s Sling Blade, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
GC Teahs All Dolled Up, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
Cedarcliff Designedly Creme, DM | F | Cream Point | ||
GC Furrshurr Little Luisa of Burnbrae, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC, RW Prancenpaws Booster Shot, DM | M | Cream Point | ||
| 2002-03 | Le Club Fur Splashin Pumpkin, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
GC Fullmoon’s Cool Cash, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
GC Le Club Fur Deweaz, DM | F | Seal Point | ||
| 2003-04 | Callow End’s Let’s Go Boogie, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
Prancenpaws Taffeta, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
Mountcascade’s Tasha of Mieuxmew, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
GC, RW Alomi’s Zillion Dollar Baby, DM | F | Seal Lynx Point | ||
GC Jasea’s Safari Salina, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
| 2004-05 | GC Le Club Fur Designed By Deweaz, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
GC, RW Ristokat’s Fleur-De-Lis, DM | F | Seal Lynx Point | ||
| 2005-06 | CH Le Club Fur Baby Blues, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
PR Rags 2 Richs Starter Kit, DM | F | Blue Lynx Point | ||
GC, NW Elking’s Hannah of Dal-Bo, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
CH Playwickey Cassis of Sulltans, DM | F | Flame Point | ||
Dal-Bo’s Gabriella, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
GC Burnbrae’s Angelique of Dal-Bo, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
CH Oakheaven’s Offline of Ristokat, DM | F | Seal Lynx Point | ||
| 2006-07 | Catsafrats Blue Ice, DM | F | Blue Point | |
GC Perdcats Rockin Robin of Sumiyo, DM | M | Seal Point | ||
CH Alomi’s Disco Fever of Kittystone, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
CH Perdcats Sunkissed of Loralyn, DM | F | Cream Point | ||
| 2007-08 | GC Playwickey’s Philly Fanatic, DM | M | Flame Point | |
| 2009-10 | GC, BW, RW Sulltans Sezie The Day, DM | M | Seal Point | |
Le Club Fur Blue Purr-Suasion, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
CH Almigry Leslie of Purrs-Of-Luv, DM | F | Cream Lynx Point | ||
GC, RW Laureden Elizabeth, DM | F | Tortie Point | ||
GC, RW Inthewind Fancy, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
| 2010-11 | GC, NW Burnbrae’s Shannon of Dal-Bo, DM | F | Tortie Point | |
GC, RW Burnbrae’s Nigel, DM | M | Cream Point | ||
GC, NW Dal-Bo’s Sealed With A Promise, DM | M | Seal Point | ||
| 2012-13 | CH Co-Bridge Moonlit Kiss of Purrstar, DM | F | Tortie Lynx Point | |
CH Catbery Tail’s Belle-Of-The-Ball, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC Purrstar’s Solar Flare, DM | F | Flame Point | ||
| 2013-14 | GC, NW Karabel’s Heavenly Bliss, DM | F | Cream Point | |
GC Le Club Fur Duchess-Of-Earl, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | ||
GC Catbery Tail’s Cookie Crumb, DM | F | Tortie Lynx Point | ||
GC, PR Puffy Paws Chili Pepper, DM | F | Flame Point | ||
| 2014-15 | GC Nahfoura’s Kiss From A Rose, DM | F | Blue-Cream Point | |
| 2015-16 | GC Kittystone Shenanigan of Majik Paws, DM | M | Seal Point | |
GC Cacao Gevalia, DM | F | Blue Point | ||
GC Laureden Gravity of Brontti, DM | M | Flame Lynx Point | ||
| 2016-17 | Furr-B Tiger Lilly, DM | F | Flame Point | |
GC Karabel’s Pocket Full-Of-Sunshine, DM | F | Cream Point | ||
GC, BW, NW Devanchire’s What Dreams May Come, DM | M | Flame Point | ||
| 2017-18 | GC Inthewind Invinceable of Cacao, DM | M | Seal Point | |
| 2018-19 | GC, RW Miracle Paws Just Melts My Heart, DM | M | Flame Point | |
| 2019-20 | Cacao Life Is Sweet, DM | F | Seal Point | |
** NOTE: Effective April 30, 2021, the number of qualifying offspring needed for a male cat to earn his DM title was reduced from 15 to 10. See our DM History article for more details. The cats receiving a retroactive DM award have been added to this list in the show season they would have been awarded their DM title. The cat’s name appears on a light gray background. | ||||
| 2022-23 | GC Purrstar’s Event Horizon, DM | F | Flame Point | |
| 2025-26 | GC, RW Desert Winds Matador, DM | M | Seal Point | |
GC, BWR, NW Desert Winds Meet Me Halfway, DM | F | Tortie Lyn Point | ||
CH Shahanee Mona Lisa of Desert Winds, DM | F | Tortie Lynx Point | ||
GC Kinapak Angel Kisses of Burnbrae, DM | F | Cream Point | ||
CHS Larix’s Warp Speed, DM | M | Seal Lynx Point | ||
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