How did YOU become furry? =)

[FeralWings]

Thanks feral.

No worries

[TheDeathScorpion]

Well, I started off with a general dislike for furry's, but that was only for about a week. I then became a little interested in them and decided to not hate them anymore after realising there were some good people here. But I never really indulged in the fandom, It was just kinda... there. But one day, I decided to really look at the fandom and everything looked awesome. So I made an account on the forums and promptly lost the password for a few months.

[Balasthor]

First I was only like wolfs. I has 12.. maybe 14. That's brilliant animals for me, I love him. I started interest and collect photos. Then I fell connection with wolfs. I'm growing up with this. When I has 20 I interesting in many information about wolfs and nature. For the long time I can think about yourself. I ask myself who am I ? Wolf is the integrated part of my soul. Many, many question decide that I want ansfer. Ansfer about that all what is in me. I belive that I'm alone. I lokking for ansfer in the internet. There are meet others. This was shock for me. People like me exist ? Now I'm not alone. Great. They show me furry and I has the same interest and opinions about world. My knowledge about furry is more and more. We are teach all live. Most important for me it's fact that I discover that I'm not alone. I'm one of many. And that's sound good. Today I'm 24 years old man. I'm furry and I will be furry for the rest of my life. After dead also

[FeralWings]

It's always great to hear how much releif people get from learning that there is a huge community, being the furry fandom. I have yet to meet any one of them that wasn't polite-mannered and good-willing, and I don't fear I ever will. It's a greta community

[MomoHyena]

Doodled werewolves a bunch, learned about Goldenwolfen's art, must find more art hnnngh. And now here I am!

[Zeldoran (Former Frozt, FroztFox)]

havent written here yet, so guess its time 
to make a long and boring story short...


Saw someone i knew at tv in a prog about furs, googled it and saw its true side, joined a forum, stuck forever 

[Ice]

2 years ago i work on Main Square in Cracov. I meet my friend when he and they friends go drunk. He sometimes tell me about furry but this time he invite me on, one Fox birthday party. I tell him when i end my work i join them. From this day i become a furry but 6 past 2 months i join to furry fandom.

[Geo]

The way I became a furry is the song dirty paws by of monsters and men finally pushed me to make the decision. Before that I've always loved animals ever since I was little. I would always think my dog is lucky he can do anything he wants! Then later on I found pictures of furrys on the Internet. I was amazed at how majestic they looked. When I got a little older I finally decided that I wanted to be a vet. Then finally about 3 days ago I found this site and joined I'm not a full blown furry (yet  )
But I'm hoping il learn the ropes and one day go to a furcon!!

[Maine]

After realising what a furry actually was, I was like....... THATS ME!!!

[DKanthrem]

After a while of mindlessly living my life, I went online curious to what is a furry really,people always told me they were discusting and sick,and Did it in costume,but I still checked. So finding out what a furry is and looking back at my life and my interests I soon realised...I was a furry,but instead of being all mad or anything I was happy. For once I finally felt like I was part of something ,but when I told others who I was they just looked at me weird~_~,even my girlfriend broke up with me,but I soon found out it was because of something else I don't understand....any hows I didn't care what they thought of me,because I'm a furry and proud

[nixon/monto]

Amen to that brother!(or sister.)

[Lethrasherhuskeh]

Hmm...well, I guess it all started with the anime I was watching in my adolescent years. There was that fox in Robin Hood when I was a kid, and that wolf named Tiger in Monster Rancher, Renamon from Digimon and many others during my teenage phase.


I've always wondered why I was into animals than socializing a lot of with my human friends, who found me odd and weird. Well, not totally since I do hang around with them once in a while. I didn't even know wether there was such a thing known as a furry or a community known as a furry fandom at the time. I was always fascinated with how complex the canine's anatomy was structured, and I have a strong affinity with them because I am a good friend and will always be loyal to my friends. I think I have an old deviantart account where I posted my silly sketches of my furry art but its lost now 


Through all the signs I displayed, I think my friends and family pretty much know that I'm a furry (or something else  ) and I have been giving them small hints like changing my facebook pic to this hipster husky and liking pages such as the furry fandom. I think a few have accepted me for who I am but there are some who just find me to be a total oddball for thinking that I have a fursona and how I jokingly say I'm a husky. Oh well, I'm still the human they all know, and wether anyone hates me or not, I guess I've been a furry longer than I imagined and I'm glad to be one 

[nixon/monto]

So touching

[MrTanked]

I looked up what a furry was after hearing it so many times...  It seemed to have matched what I considered myself to be.  The idea of it just intrigues me.  So, no, I don't have this great backstory or personal battle to become who I want to be, I just like the idea of being a furry.

[Lethrasherhuskeh]

So touching

Awww...c'mere    *le big huskeh hug* 


The amazing thing about us furries is that we have grown such thick skin against indifference by others. We have been able to tolerate these haters for so long by just not giving a care about what they think about us. And we have thrived as a community till this day. =)


It also takes a huge amount of ego whooping and courage to reveal ourselves for who we really are and standing by our preferences and opinions as human beings/furries. The world would be a much more better place to live if there were more people who cultivated this mindset from the beginning about us.