Heritage, in more detail
Luna and Flynn are both CFA-registered purebred Persians on their official pedigree paperwork. This page adds two extra layers of detail on top of that record: a genetic ancestry panel run on Flynn, and a standout title in Luna’s pedigree worth unpacking.
A genetic breed-analysis panel
Alongside his CFA pedigree, we had Flynn run through a consumer DNA breed-analysis panel — a separate, supplemental test that estimates ancestry by comparing his DNA against reference databases, rather than tracing paper lineage. It isn’t a substitute for his CFA registration; it’s an additional, independent data point.
Persian + Himalayan + Exotic Shorthair + Broadly Persian, combined
Matched specifically to the Persian breed.
Matches the Persian family generally, without resolving to one specific sub-type.
A pointed-pattern variant within the Persian family.
The short-haired version of the Persian.
Ancestry the panel couldn't confidently place in any breed group — common even in well-documented pedigreed cats, since these reference databases can't always resolve everything several generations back.
Reading strictly by category, 34.75% matched specifically to “Persian” and 2.44% to “Exotic Shorthair.” Counting the whole Persian family together — Persian, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair, and Broadly Persian — Flynn comes out to 82.44% Persian-group ancestry overall. The remaining 17.56%, labeled “Polycat,” is ancestry the panel simply couldn’t place with confidence, which is a known limitation of these consumer databases rather than a mark against his pedigree. It’s normal, and not a red flag, for even fully pedigreed cats to land under 100% on a panel like this.
We don’t yet have an equivalent DNA panel on file for Luna — if that changes, we’ll add her breakdown here too.
A Distinguished Merit ancestor
Four generations back on Luna’s dam side sits GC, DW Boberan’s Sasha, DM — a title string that stacks three separate CFA honors, the last of which is arguably more meaningful than any show ribbon.
Grand Champion
A show title earned in the ring, awarded to cats that place highly against other champions across a season of shows.
Divisional Winner
Earned by ranking among the top kittens, cats, or premiership cats in CFA's entire International Division for a show season — a step up from a regional ranking.
Distinguished Merit
Awarded after the fact, once a cat has produced enough Grand Champion or Grand Premier offspring to prove its genetics reliably passed on — five or more for a female, ten to fifteen for a male, depending on the era. Many breeders consider it more meaningful than a show title, since it reflects what a cat built rather than how it looked on one day in the ring.
Put together, Sasha wasn’t just a good competitor in her own right — she ranked among the best in her entire division, and then went on to found a line strong enough that CFA formally recognized it. That’s a genuinely notable distinction to have four generations back in Luna’s pedigree.
Luna & Flynn’s pedigree chart
Explore the owner-provided chart right here, without opening another tab. Enlarge it to read the smaller names, then scroll across the family lines.
