I live in a Zoo!

Most people laugh when we say this, but we really do live in a zoo. We invite our friends over, and after about a grand total of 2 and a half minutes they almost always say “Now we get it, this is definitely the DePretis-Machuca Zoo!”.
Anyone looking for love, a waggy tail, a sloppy kiss and lots of chew toys just need to stop by our place!

Now, while I wish we lived in the country, in a huge house with lots and lots of land, we, for now, live on the bottom floor of a duplex in the city. You would think this, space, would make us a bit more reasonable and perhaps rational as to welcoming the entire animal kingdom in our home, but no!

Clara

Mika

My package was me and my 9 year old golden retriever Clara. Ricardo’s package consisted of him and his cat Roberto. When our packages mixed and melded together to become a family, we quickly expanded. We got a puppy, our boston terrier, Mika who is now two years old and a black cat named Diego.
On top of this we have two fishes, which started as four but the cats are taking care of them slowly : ( , we had a lizard, an abandoned kitten and now we have entered the world of fostering. We foster one pup at a time, helping them find their furrr-ever homes!

Diego & Roberto

It is always a full house, there is never a dull moment

and there is always tons of love and cuddles to go around.