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Just as the titled imples, I'm curious to what event in life awakened your inner animal, or scaley, as the case may be for some of you.

For me, I had grown up, knowing that I was different from everyone. I had a somewhat.. morbid fascination with animals, as others would call it. Eventually, I got into drawing anthro dragons and cats as the obsession hit. My parents thought it was a phase, but then I met a real furry who was a big fan of my art. He began asking me questions, ones I had asked myself many times. As time went by, I began to learn more about myself. I did research on furries, and from every indication, I had become a full fledged furry. So much so, that I can often be seen walking on my toes, or yawning in such a way I resemble a lion.

So, here I am today, a fully furred.. well, furry. smile

wel... I've always been animal like... crawling up the stairs and such. I can even bark PERFECTLY. I sound 100% like a dog I'm told.

I guess I really began to come around to being a dog-type thing in maybe 6th grade. I was a lonely kid.. me being the shy and somewhat repelling person I used to be not alot of ppl talked to me. Then I got my first dog Brownie, a really gorgious brown and cream alasken Huskey... a beauty he was... (not too smart sadly... he got stolen... he was too friendly). I'd sit outside with him and look at the moon.... we'd even howl togeather at it! I decided that somehow he and I had something in common... I did'nt know what... and I still can't place it till this day.... but there's a butterfly feeling I get sometimes when I'm around dogs. I even talk to them like I'd talk to a regular person.... not the baby talk. I love my job (animal caretaker) because I get to meet so many dogs in a week... some are'nt so nice but a few are outstanding! (my fav. at the moment is my friend Harley, she's a GORGIOUS border Collie/ Auzzi mix. Blue eyes and all... lovely. She's the sweetest)

but I'm ramblng... but yea 6th grade is about when...

My mate, RayvenHart as he calls himself, is much the same. He wants to draw, but can't. However, he can write like you wouldn't believe. I've even been teaching him new words. So, we've decided, I'll be the illustrator, and he'll be the author. I guess most furries start out as people confused and looking for an answer. We often find it in our animal routes. I started out as a Dog, but.. I just didn't feel like one. I had none of the qualities. Then, I began to take on more feline features. Slim, sleak form, long tail, and large ears. Eventually, I became a Musel. (The species isn't a truly recognised one, considering its inspired by a fandom.)

Hooray for that. What ya think of meh avi? <3

I've always had a love and fascination for animals. I'd draw them, search the forest floor and ponds for them...I knew more than any of my classmates about animals. I came into the furry world looking for anthro referance art for...something. Can't remember. It interested me. That was um...a few months before I joined the guild. I kinda watched ya'll for a while before deciding I wanted to join. ^^; My memory is horrible...I could probably get an estimate about when it actually was if I felt like it. xd

first i was around alot of animals growing up then i found cat girls then i found furries and no i am one

I don't have and never has had an inner animal ^^. I am a human and nothing but razz .

Choir furs unite! lol I have alot of friends in our alto section(they have about 35 poeple in it.). Our bass section is tiny. Only three of us(damn you lance for being ONE HALF-STEP DEEPER THAN ME!!!) As is our tenor, they have *gasp* two. Our bari's have like 10 people and our sopranos have like 44.