Sorry about Manny, he looks like he was a sweetie. Smokey looks like a feline secret agent, you should nickname him Bond--Smokey Bond!
Thanks, I've had smart dogs before, but Manny was something else. We rescued him from the shelter. I cannot believe somebody would abandon such a well behaved smart dog. If we decide on another dog, it will be another rescue from the local shelters. They deserve it. Smokey on the other hand, another story. My husband got him from a woman he worked with at the racetrack. She claimed she was allergic to him. That was the biggest load of crap. Her kids must have tormented him. We've had him about a year and a half, he's just coming around now. He's huge, maybe I'll post another picture of the 3 of them so you can get an idea. It took alot of patience with him, but it finally paid off. And yes he is sneaky, he loves my pc chair. He's figured out how to get me off the chair so he can have it. That don't work anymore. When he wants something, he'll meow til I look at him, that he shakes his head motioning "come here" just like a thug in one of those old gangster movies.
This will give you an idea of Smokey's size.
He's 24" from head to ...., not including the tale. We believe he's a Norwegian Forest. My profile pic shows him snuggling with Marco, he was a kitten at the time.