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 1982, the first Distinguished Merit title earned by a Russian Blue was a female namedCH Velva's Valerie Fair of Tsar Blu, DM. The following year, the first male Russian Blue to earn the Distinguished Merit title was GC Velva's Willwinky, DM.

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Russian Blue Distinguished Merit Cats in CFA

Year	Name	Sex
1977-78	CH Sahara's Pascha Dobrovnya, DM First Russian Blue DM	F
1981-82	CH Velva's Valerie Fair of Tsar Blu, DM	F
1982-83	GC Velva's Extraordinaire, DM	F
	CH Velva's Miss Behavin, DM	F
	GC Velva's Willwinky, DM First Male Russian Blue DM	M
1983-84	GC, GP Hy-Line Silver Belle of Tsar Blu, DM	F
	CH Tsar Blu's Gingerella, DM	F
1984-85	GC Three Crown Kea of Norseman, DM	F
	CH Miribu's Sunshine, DM	F
	GC Lov'n Blu's Ksenia of Roushka, DM	F
1985-86	CH Ikon Love 'N Kisses, DM	F
	GC Tsar Blu's Zarla, DM	F
1986-87	CH Nordic Tshurari-Roulette, DM	F
1988-89	GC, NW Jontue's Rhythm And Blues of Casein, DM	M
1990-91	CH Tsarista's Grand Duchess Anastasia, DM	F
	GC Wynterwynd Resolution of Azurski, DM	F
1991-92	GC Blue Pride's Crackerjack, DM	M
	GC Chaskara Charir Chaskinchov, DM	F
	CH Velva's Kesha Katawba of Kazakh, DM	F
	GC Bluegenes Keepsake of Wynterwynd, DM	F
1992-93	GC, NW Tsar Blu's Zane Grey, DM	M
	CH Kaybill's Dilemma, DM	F
1994-95	CH Cataburytail Pushkn of Friday, DM	F
	GC Chaskara Bluish Princess of Friday, DM	F
	CH Chaskara's Tatiana, DM	F
	GC, NW Friday's Electra Glide In Blue, DM	M
	CH Mavorning's Azure Blue, DM	F
	GC Tylona's Sparkle Plenty, DM	F
1995-96	CH Friday's Nadia of Roxanastasia, DM	F
	GC Kaybill's Mazurka of Roxanastasia, DM	F
	GC Pavlova Etta James, DM	F
1996-97	GC Aureus The Blue Mouse of Bleuchip, DM	F
	GC Pavlova Arethamai of Choneko, DM	F
	GC, BW, NW Roxanastasia's Bela Karolyi, DM	M
	GC, RW Roxanastasia's Zorina Alexandra, DM	F
1997-98	GC Azurski's Wild Blue Yonder, DM	M
1998-99	CH Heartbeeps Pina Colada, DM	F
	CH Pampaws Lotte Lenyer, DM	F
	GC Heartbeeps Shiver Me Timbers, DM	M
	GC, RW Roxanastasia's Galina of Winterfest, DM	F
	GC, RW Roxanastasia's Oksana Gritschok, DM	F
	CH Shirrise's Spun By The Moon, DM	F
1999-00	GC Katstarz Alympian of Tsar Blu, DM	M
2000-01	GC, NW Heartbeeps Margarita, DM	F
	GC Trianon's Song-Of-Miriam, DM	F
	GC Tylona's Peg O' My Heart, DM	F
2001-02	GC, BW, NW Tylona's Leonardo, DM	M
	GC Roxanastasia's Zoloshka, DM	F
	CH, RW Kyina's Angel Dust of Tsar Blu, DM	F
2002-03	GC, RW Chaskara Chariroff of Pavlova, DM	M
	GC Grisaille Deep Blue of Silverlock, DM	F
	GC, RW Grisaille's Silver Silhouette, DM	F
	GC, BW, NW Roxanastasia's Aleksander Balandin, DM	M
	GC, RW Roxanastasia's Sophia Gradowski, DM	F
	GC Snow-Island Blue Bird, DM	F
	GC Tsar Blu's Tsar Struck, DM	F
	GC, RW Tylona's Neon Rainbow, DM	F
	GC, RW Winterfest Lilly Belle of Abyla, DM	F
2003-04	GC Heartbeeps Panama Jack, DM	M
	GC Kaybill's Zhabinka of Platina Luna, DM	F
	Tsar Blu's Tsardust Melody, DM	F
	GC, BW, NW Tsar Blu's Ziggy Tsardust, DM	M
2004-05	GC Platina Luna's Southern Cross, DM	F
2005-06	GC Wynterwynd Mermaid of Naboo, DM	F
	GC Naboo Mountain Laurel, DM	F
	GC, NW Czarcatz Aim High, DM	F
	GC, NW Velva's Bullet Proof of Heartbeeps, DM	M
	GC, NW Heartbeeps Malibu, DM	F
2006-07	GC, NW Czarcatz Ekaterina of Grisaille, DM	F
	GC Velva's Crystal Blu Purrsuasion, DM	F
	Samovar Pumpkin, DM	F
	GC, RW Velva's Soft Summer Breeze, DM	M
	CH Rose Velvet's Glamorous Blue, DM	F
2007-08	GC Kaybrook's Kalisa, DM	F
	GC Wynterwynd Magnolia of Mountcascade, DM	F
2008-09	GC Wynterwynd Marilyn M of Pavlova, DM	F
	Wynterwynd Morning Glory, DM	F
	GC, RW Samovar Kasper of Kaybrook, DM	M
2009-10	CH Doux Sourire Sweet Flower, DM	F
	GC, NW Tsar Blu's Zophia, DM	F
	GC, RW Rose Velvet's Olympia, DM	F
2010-11	GC, DW Grisaille's Melisande of Tyuda, DM	F
	GC Rose Velvet's Platinum Pride, DM	F
	CH Valnika Blue Topaz, DM	F
	GC, RW Czarcatz Ready Take Aim, DM	M
	Richson Blu Star of Velva, DM	F
2011-12	GC, BW, NW Tsar Blu's Zinatra, DM	M
	GC, RW Snow-Island Blue Eagle, DM	F
	GC, NW Kaybrook Sumthinborrowed Sumthinblu, DM	F
2012-13	GC Wynterwynd Beach Glass, DM	F
	GC Rose Velvet's Torero, DM	M
2016-17	GC Valnika's Simply Daring, DM	F
	Velva's Soft Summer Breeze, DM	F
	** GC, BW, NW Roxanastasia's Evgeni Plushenko, DM	M
2017-18	GC, BW, NW Samovar Nickleandime, DM	M
2018-19	GC, RW Tylona's Alakazam, DM	F
	GC Wynterwynd Melody of Snow-Island, DM	F
	GC Tsar Blu's Zetoile of Winteridol, DM	F
	** GC Tylona's Bibbidi Bobbidi Blue, DM	M
2019-20	GC Tylona's Madrigal, DM	F
	GC, DW Big Plane Hope-Light, DM	M
	Grisaille's Bellatrix of Star Azure, DM	F
** 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.