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 1990, the first Distinguished Merit title earned by a Ocicat was a chocolate spotted female named CH, PR Cinnful's Treasure, DM. 5 years later, the first male to earn the Distinguished Merit title was a chocolate spotted Ocicat named GC, RW Ociville Macchiato of Wrentree, DM.
Ocicat Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA
Year |
Name |
Sex |
Color |
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1989-90 |
CH, PR Cinnful's Treasure, DM First Ocicat DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1990-91 |
Osigatti 24-Karat of Ociville, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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Lotsaocidots Standing Ovation, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1991-92 |
Cinnful Elegant Lady of Shamizod, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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Cinnful Sensation of Lotsaocidots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1993-94 |
Ociville's Wildestar of Wrentree, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC, GP Kayzie's Dreammaker of Echoesofmaja, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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Lotsaocidots Dee Dee Sue of Mosu, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Telltail Jojo's Sweetie of Maradot, DM |
M |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1994-95 |
GC Ociville Chocotah of Ocicountry, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Maradot's Ink Adink Ado, DM |
F |
Silver Spotted |
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GC, RW Ociville Macchiato of Wrentree, DM First Male Ocicat DM |
M |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Osigatti Dotty Dotz of Kuttoneth, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1995-96 |
CH Spotlite Jennyanydots, DM |
F |
Cinnamon Spotted |
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GC Osigatti Sundance Kid of Saga, DM |
M |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Ridgemount's Almond of Walnuthollow, DM |
F |
Cinnamon Silver Spotted |
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GC Winterhawk's Desert Storm, DM |
F |
Cinnamon Spotted |
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1996-97 |
CH Kuttoneth's Gamma Rae, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Timberwild Choclit Chip of Megadots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1997-98 |
CH Rendale Annie Oakley of Ah-C-Spots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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Blackwater Antares of Wild Rain, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Ridgemount's Victoria, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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1998-99 |
CH Auxarcs Lavender Blue Dilly-Dilly, DM |
F |
Lavender Spotted |
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GC Foxioci's Sabrina of Alspots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Walnuthollow's Molecular Mocha, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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1999-00 |
GC Tigrina's Starry Night, DM |
M |
Cinnamon Spotted |
|
Ocicountry Cinnamon Zande, DM |
F |
Cinnamon Tabby |
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2000-01 |
CH Techichimec Pima, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Ah-C-Spots Kiss'in Destiny, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Asian Dreams Quicksilvr of Wild Rain, DM |
F |
Ebony Silver Spotted |
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Pawaw's Crowheart Sos of Wildtracks, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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2001-02 |
CH Pawaw's Sweet Medicine of Dotdotdot, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Walnuthollow's Ischial Isabelle, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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CH, PR Rendale's Cheltenham Gold Shilling, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Tigrina's Alize, DM |
F |
Cinnamon Spotted |
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GC Walnuthollow's Petechial Pete, DM |
M |
Cinnamon Spotted |
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2002-03 |
GC, RW Wild Rain Rose Parade, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH, GP Wild Rain Dance Hall Girl, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC, RW Dotdotdot Some Like It Hot, DM |
M |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC, RW Walnuthollow Hyperion of Ociopia, DM |
M |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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GC Hotspots Tawny Taza of Ocicountry, DM |
M |
Tawny Spotted |
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2003-04 |
Aldrin Irish Coffee of Low Country, DM |
F |
Tawny Ticked Tabby |
|
CH Chaoci's Anastasia, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Walnuthollow's Picabo of Alspots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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GC Foxioci's Absolutely Ariel, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Wildtracks Arctic Echo, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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2004-05 |
CH Dotdotdot Wild Delight of Wild Rain, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC, RW Foxioci's Majordomo of Wildtracks, DM |
M |
Chocolate Spotted |
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2005-06 |
GC, NW Wildtracks Millennium Moon, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH Wild Rain Hello Dolly of Dotdotdot, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Wildtracks Millennium Mischief, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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2007-08 |
CH Chisholm Trl Dotty of Pikespeak, DM |
F |
Tawny Spotted |
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CH Chisholm Trl Ice-A-Hoppin, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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2008-09 |
CH Wildtracks Shion of Westchildren, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Wildtracks Misty Moon of Wolfengang, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH, RW Dotdotdot's Hot Spot, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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GC Auxarcs Victoria's Secret, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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2010-11 |
CH Low Country Unforgettable, DM |
F |
Blue Spotted |
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CH Wildtracks Selene, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
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2013-14 |
CH Dotdotdot's Ciao Bella of Wild Rain, DM |
F |
Tawny Spotted |
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2014-15 |
CH Dotdotdot's Snow Princess, DM |
F |
Chocolate Silver Spotted |
|
2015-16 |
Fukumaneki Moppet Halka, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
|
Mango Tango's Skylar of Iruskha, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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2016-17 |
CH Maz Esemais Dot Com of Zuyyin, DM |
F |
Lavender Silver Spotted |
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2017-18 |
CH Calumet Cats Fortune of Dotdotdot, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
|
Wildtracks Likrish of Walnuthollow, DM |
F |
Tawny Spotted |
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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. |
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2021-22 |
CH, AGN Wildtracks Jungle Moonshine, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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CH, AW Spoton Foxy Lady of Riverspots, DM |
F |
Chocolate Spotted |
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