Gratitude Farms - East Bethel, Minnesota

Joe W.

I have no idea why there are all these negative reviews. They sound more like personal attacks than genuine reviews of the farm.

My family has done business with Tammy for years. She is honest, fair and cares about animals as if they are her own children. The family animals LOVE her.

We have also recieved dogs from her. There can't always be a guarantee that an animal is perfectly healthy. You can get one anywhere that may eventually have underlying complications...

So what if she chargs a small fee to pick up your dog who ran away? it's a BUSINESS. Take accountability. Better her finding them than animal control or a vet hospital who would charge an atrocious amount of money to get your dog back instead. At least they are found and able to come back home. Some people aren't as lucky.

I recommend Gratitude Farms.

Vicki C.

YES. Tammy is holding my dogs and will not let me have them. Says she was going to charge me with criminal neglect and abuse. Found out from one of the Sheriffs of Anoka County, Minnesota. He told me she cannot do that. Have left her 12+ test messages. She refuses to call me back. HELP.

Allison H.

They hold animals, animals that need proper help and medical care, hostage. Their ego is more important to them than what is really best for the animals. Really sad.

c F.

We got our first cane corso, Stella, At Gratitude in September of 2016. Stella was always timid and literally had to be dragged around the block on walks but we worked with her and gained her trust and she is a sweetheart.

We then got Luna from gratitude in May of 2017. Luna is warm and outgoing and the two really meshed well with our growing family.

Sadly this smooth transition was short lived. At an early vet appointment the hip X-ray revealed serious issues for Luna. Our vet indicated surgery would be necessary so of course we contacted the breeder ASAP. She chastised our vets choice to x-ray too soon saying Luna would “ grow into her hips”. Well surprisingly she hasn’t. To watch the pain of this sweet puppy try to stand up or walk up stairs is truly heartbreaking.
To compound issues as our two children grew older we noticed Stella’s timidness at times develop into aggressive behavior in particular with children who run and around scream and play like kids do. We have sought training but it has gotten to a point where we don’t feel comfortable with Stella around our kids or their friends. Again we contacted the Breeder. The silence had been deafening and when we finally did get a response she offered to post Stella on her website that night ( we had faith she really cared and would be a great resource). To this day, months later Stella was never posted. ( the site did remain active though with new postings)

To say we are dismayed with our experience is a vast understatement. Maybe we just suffered bad luck. Nobody can predict how a dog will grow up, however, what wasn’t luck was the absolute lack of care or assistance this breeder gave.

I am more than happy to answer any questions about our experience if you are considering getting a dog from Gratitude.

MARIANNE J. S.

They’re running a scam with friends from other towns, picking up dogs and then charging $125.00 to get your dog back…even if they’ve only had your dog for a short amount of time!!! She lied and said that she was “dispatched”, trying to sound all official! I checked with local authorities and they would NEVER call someone in East Bethel…not even Cambridge! We have our own local dog shelters! And when I reached out to one of them, her charge was up to $80.00 if left over night!! She gave me an hour to get there, saying they had plans, hoping I wasn’t going to be able to get there! Pretty sure the plan was to keep or sell, my fully intact, large breed Airedale!! We were SOOOOO lucky to get our dog back!! We live in the country…If my dog is visiting the local neighborhood river fishermen, LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!! Scammers!!! I truly should have just called the Police!! Hind sight, I would’ve done a lot of how I handled this differently!!

Dan C.

They never fed dog, when I picked him up he was starving and forced me a charge of over $100 to get my dog from them within 24 hrs of them having my dog. I heard horrible stories of this place! After having do deal with this please I was very displeased. The women I got talked to get my dog back was very rude until I pulled out cash to see my dog again! Put this place out of business!!!

Amy B.

This place is sickening and disgusting; they hold dogs hostage and lie about the condition they are kept in, given back to owners malnourished and neglected, and they do not honor legal contracts with rescues. when a dog comes into their "care" due to owner neglect they just adopt it out randomly to the public rather than return it to the rescue it has years of relationship with and a legal contract. They do not care about dogs or animals, they care about holding power over the helpless.

Sonja D.

We purchased a Cane Corso puppy from Dec 2018 litter, just before 1 year old our puppy went blind, we contacted her and no response. After 5 months of being blind, and progressing symptoms we found out it was a rare genetic brain disease. She took no responsibility. She said she wasn't breeding anymore, but obviously that is not the case. Tammy is not a responsible breeder and should not be breeding any dogs.
Update 2023, I have heard from 2 other families that purchased Cane Corso puppies from her. There are 5 families in total that we have found that purchased puppies with this genetic problem. Don't purchase any puppies from her, regardless of breed. Tammy is not a responsible breeder. I want to save you the heart ache we have all gone through.