What is a CFA Title?

You will see letters before and after a show cats name. These are the cats CFA titles and can sometimes be confusing.

CH = Champion
GH = Grand Champion
GP = Grand Premier
NW = National Winner
RW = Regional Winner
BW = Breed Winner
DM after a name means Distinguished Merit.

A Champion is an adult pedigreed cat that has been seen by 6 judges and not disqualified (this means they fit the standard enough to continue on showing toward their Grand).

A Grand Champion is an adult pedigreed cat that has beat 200 other cats.

A Grand Premier is an adult neutered or spayed pedigreed cat that has beat 200 other cats.

A Distinguished Merit title means:

5 or more of a that females children have become Grand Champions.
15 or more of that males children have become Grand Champions.

A National Winner title is for a cat that was one of 20 best or any breed in the entire country for a specific year.

A Regional Winner title is for a cat that was one of 20 best or any breed in the region they live for a specific year.

A Breed Winner is the best Champion of the breed for a specific year.

NW & RW can be achieved in one of 3 classes: Kitten class, Champion class and Premier class. Kittens are ages 4 to 8 months, Champions are 8 months or older, Premiers are 8 months or older and have been neutered or spayed.

Examples:

GC, NW Velva’s Blue Viking (a Grand Champion who was 1 of the top 20 cats in the USA) If you are a NW adult Champion then there is an assumed BW and RW that is not always listed since a NW is of higher value than a BW or RW. BW is for the highest scoring RB Champion of the year.

GC, NW Roxanastasia’s Bela Karolyi, DM (a Grand Champion who was 1 of the top 20 cats in the USA and received a Distinguished Merit award for siring 15 or more Grand Champions in his life)

NW Velva’s Alyona (a National Winning kitten who was 1 of the top 20 kittens in the USA) In this case there is no GC or GP because this was a kitten when it won and there are no Grand titles for kittens.