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.
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.
In 1989, the first Distinguish Merit title earned by a Bombay was GC, BW, NW Road To Fame's Mabel Black Label, DM. Two years later, in 1991, the first male Bombay to earn the Distinguished Merit title was another national winner, GC, BW, NW Road To Fame's Luv It Black, DM.
Bombay Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA
Year |
Name |
Sex |
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1988-89 |
GC, BW, NW Road To Fame's Mabel Black Label, DM First Bombay DM |
F |
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1989-90 |
CH Miribu's Ze Masquerade, DM |
F |
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1990-91 |
GC, BW, NW Road To Fame's Luv It Black, DM First Male Bombay DM |
M |
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1991-92 |
CH Ratatat Licorice Stick, DM |
F |
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1995-96 |
GC Ebonaire's Luv Mitra of Tangyi, DM |
F |
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GC Ratatat Metilda of Libertycall, DM |
F |
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1997-98 |
GC, NW Colchester A Man Called Hawk, DM |
M |
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GC Tangyi's A.G. Stell By Starlight, DM |
F |
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GC Tangyi's Amin Midnight Madness, DM |
F |
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1998-99 |
GC, RW Tangyi's A.M. Starry Starry Night, DM |
F |
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GC Tangyi's R.M. Darkness Before Dawn, DM |
F |
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2001-02 |
GC Timari's Black Mugsey, DM |
F |
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2002-03 |
CH, GP Tangyi's H.M. Oh What A Night, DM |
F |
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2003-04 |
CH Bijouxcats Rosa Parks of Caricature, DM |
F |
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CH, RW Shadowland's Hanging Chad, DM |
F |
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GC Tangyi's Tango And Cash of Timari, DM |
F |
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GC, BW, RW Charlicats Black Hawk of Timari, DM |
M |
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2004-05 |
CH Caricature's Jamaica Kincaid, DM |
F |
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GC Caricature's Sojourner Truth, DM |
F |
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GC Bijouxcats CJWalker, DM |
F |
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GC, RW Caricature's Isaac Hayes, DM |
M |
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GC, RW Caricature's Sonya Sanchez, DM |
F |
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CH Night Sky's Black Jade, DM |
F |
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2005-06 |
GC Caricature's Beyonce' Knowles, DM |
F |
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GC Tangyi's H.J. Two Tears In A Bucket, DM |
F |
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GC Tangyi's H.C. "Say Hey" Kid, DM |
M |
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2007-08 |
GC Caricature Nina Simone, DM |
F |
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2008-09 |
GC, NW Caricature's Marian Anderson, DM |
F |
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GC, RW Caricature's Zora Neale Hurston, DM |
F |
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2009-10 |
GC, RW Caricature's Alice Walker, DM |
F |
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2011-12 |
CH Lac Hong Upsila, DM |
F |
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GC, BW, RW Lac Hong Anzo of Caricature, DM |
M |
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2013-14 |
CH Caricature's Camara Yaya Dacosta, DM |
F |
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2015-16 |
GC, RW Caricature's Viola Davis, DM |
F |
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2017-18 |
** GC, BW, NW Star Academy Oliver Jones, DM |
M |
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2018-19 |
CGC Star Academy Stella Starlight, DM |
F |
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GC Lac Hong Lily Marlene, DM |
F |
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GC Star Academy Chakakhan, DM |
F |
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2020-21 |
Eclypse Muscade of Maikiki, DM |
F |
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** 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. |
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