About Us

Emerald Coast FURever Friends, Inc. was established in June of 2004 by a group of ladies who were drawn by the love of their pets to volunteer in the community. ECFF has a growing number of teams working locally made up of many different breeds of dogs and a variety of mix of breeds, as well as other species such as cats and a goat in training. We currently have approximately 50 teams from Panama City to Pensacola. 

Each team is required to go through a six week training class as well as 2 mentor vists to become a part of ECFF.  Each team is trained and Nationally Registered as a Delta Society Pet Partners Team.

The Delta Society has approximately 10,000 registered teams representing all 50 states and 13 other countries. More than 1 million people benefit from this service each year.

Several of our Pet Partner Teams are additionally Trained and Registered as National Reading Education Assistance Dogs(R.E.A.D. Teams) through Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA).

All pets have been Obedience and Temperament Approved as well as Vet Screened. All teams carry $1 Million Liability Insurance provided by Delta Society .

We are involved in Therapy Visits, Community Activities, Hospice, Educational, and Reading Programs.  We work in a variety of settings and conduct AAA (Animal-Assisted Activities) and AAT (Animal-Assisted Therapy).  The opportunities are endless when it comes to our animals helping those in need. 


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Lauren lives in Niceville, Florida and has become acquainted with our local group of Pet Partners called Emerald Coast FURever Friends. She is doing the homestudy program to become a Pet Partner and will be testing soon with her Jack Russell, Bailey.

De and Skye, Lauren, Kathy and Gracie. Kathy and Ghost