Meet Checkers & Bartholomew – Bonded Besties Looking for Their Forever Couch!

These two handsome boys are a package deal (where one goes, the other must follow!). Checkers (black & white) and Bartholomew (gorgeous orange boy) are a matched set of love, chaos, and endless entertainment.

**A little about the duo:**
- Both are super playful! Toys, wand teasers, and laser pointers are their love language.
- They are totally cat-friendly and would be fine with a calm resident kitty (after proper intros, of course).
- They spend their days wrestling, grooming each other, and napping in a big orange-and-black yin-yang pile. It’s disgustingly cute.

**Checkers (black & white, the outgoing half)**  
The official spokesperson of the pair. This chatty man will tell you all about his day (volume level: opera singer).  
- Food-motivated? Understatement of the year. He’ll do tricks for treats.  
- Loves to cuddle… but mostly with Bartholomew (he’s working on trusting humans more every day).  
- Safe place rule: Inside his hidey spot or cat cave? Pet him forever. Out in the big scary living room? He might need a minute and a bribe (he’s convinced every open door is a trap back to the kennel).  
- Picking up: Possible, but he acts like you’re kidnapping him for dramatic effect.

**Bartholomew (classic orange, the sensitive soul)**  
The quiet, thoughtful ginger of your dreams. A little shyer than his brother, but once he warms up? Pure sweetness.  
- Super playful in private – he turns into a total maniac with da bird toy!  
- Currently accepting pets only from inside his safe zone (the kennel (100 % head scratches guaranteed there). Out and about? Not quite yet – he’s still convincing himself the world isn’t going to eat him.  
- Picking up: We’re still negotiating that one.

These boys have clearly been each other’s comfort through whatever came before, and they deserve to stay together. They’ll need a patient, cat-savvy home with lots of hiding spots, high perches, and someone willing to let them decompress at their own pace. Once they trust you? You’ll have two little shadows who chirp for breakfast, play like kittens, and melt into a purring puddle every night.

If you’ve got room on your lap (and your heart) for a matched set of goofballs who just need a little time to believe they’re finally home, these are your guys.

Visitors to the shelter are by appointment only and after a form has been submitted online: 

https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/forms/

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