Thrasher Family Puppies

Chelsea T.

Breeder of Golden Retrievers

  • Buffalo, MO
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Meet the breeder

I'm Chelsea T., the breeder behind Thrasher Family Puppies located in Buffalo, MO. We focus on health, temperament, and companionship and strive to offer top quality puppies for you! Our puppies are raised with love around our family, start crate and potty training before they leave us and are up to date on worming and vaccinations. Microchip and Snuggle Puppy included.

Q. & A. with Chelsea

  • Why did you start breeding?

    Helping families create strong bonds, memories, and shared responsibility has been one of the greatest joys of what I do. I love the opportunity to be a small part of helping kids and adults unwind after a long day by taking their dog on a walk, playing fetch, or curling up together.

  • What makes your program special?

    We focus on health, temperament, and companionship in our breeding program. In the 8 weeks we have the puppies, we try to give them the best start by exposing them to various sounds, children, animals, and other stimuli.

  • What are the different breed coat colors in your program?

    Our puppies are dark golden. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.

  • Where do your breeding dogs live?

    They live in my home and a kennel on my property.

Matched dogs

These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.

Getting a puppy from Chelsea

Chelsea has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready, reach out to ask about the puppies or anything else on your mind. You’ll get to know each other through messaging, phone, or video and pay securely, all on Good Dog.

Chelsea partners with buyers to find the best match as the puppies develop and their personalities take shape. Typically, matches are finalized when the puppies reach about 7 weeks old.

“I will send you a questionnaire so I can learn more about your lifestyle and goals for puppy/dog ownership. At seven weeks old, we give the puppies a variety of tests and score them. Based off your responses and their scores, we match puppies and owners. Of course, male and female are specified by you and any color preferences. We temperament test to set puppies and owners alike up for success! ”

Price

Puppy prices include a $500 non-refundable deposit and $1,745.99 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“Our puppies have limited AKC registration. They receive two rounds of vaccinations and wormer, microchip, Snuggle Puppy, starter bag of food, and coupons. We begin potty training and introduce crate training. Puppies are the same price, regardless of size or color. Puppies are temperament tested and personality matched to owners.”

Contract & health guarantee

Chelsea may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Chelsea offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out to Chelsea directly.

All contracts are handled securely through Good Dog.

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What's included

    • From Good Dog
      • Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
      • 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
      • Puppy Training Program & private community
    • Enrichment & socialization
      • Various sounds
      • Surface & tactile stimulation
      • Socialized with children
      • Daily handling
      • Socialized with other dogs
      • Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
    • Puppy health practices
      • Vet check
      • First round of shots and deworming
      • Vet records
      • Microchip
    • Extras
      • AKC registration
      • Puppy starter kit
      • Initial potty training
      • Food & treats
      • Basic obedience & manners
      • Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
      • Toys

Location & pick-up

You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Chelsea.

Breeder's location

Meet in Buffalo, MO

Other pick-up locations

Meet at Springfield–Branson National Airport

Meet in Springfield, MO

More about Chelsea

  • Chelsea has been a member of Good Dog for about 1 year

    Chelsea was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2025.

  • Chelsea’s links

Chelsea is a trusted Good Dog breeder

Thrasher Family Puppies meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:

  • Responsible breeding practices
  • Health of breeding dogs and puppies
  • Puppy environment and enrichment
  • Buyer education and policies

Litter and program updates

Parent dogs

All breeds

Golden Retriever

Bernese Mountain Dog

Cocker Spaniel

Parent health testing

Breeder-Reported Testing

Good level

Thrasher Family Puppies reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Golden Retrievers.

  • Hip Dysplasia

    Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.

  • Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)

    Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.

  • Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)

    Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.

Verified owner stories

Hear what other owners say about working with Chelsea to bring home their puppies.

  • Hannah K.

    Verified owner · Sept. 2026

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    We had such a great experience with Chelsea and Thrasher Family Puppies! Chelsea was so communicative throughout the whole process and gave us so many helpful resources to prepare for bringing Winnie home. We also loved the temperament testing and couldn’t be happier with the puppy she matched us with! Winnie is the sweetest and smartest little girl, and we can already tell how much love and work went into raising her. It’s so clear that Chelsea truly loves her dogs and cares so much about the puppies and where they end up. We are so happy we chose Thrasher Family Puppies and would absolutely recommend Chelsea to anyone looking for a Golden! 🐾❤️

  • MH

    Mark H.

    Verified owner · Aug. 2026

    Chelsea was wonderful to work with. She was very responsive to any questions or comments I had. I was very pleased with the temperament testing she performed and I am tickled with the outcome. I have to point out that the puppies were brought up on a fully working farm. I was very impressed with how Chelsea’s children were obviously involved in the care and socialization of Rosie. I could see their pride in the work they helped with. I highly recommend Thrasher Family Puppies and truly believe they have a deep understanding of God’s creatures and their importance to all of us.

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Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.