Like a lot of people, I started off small, when I was a kid it was Raccoons, TMHT, Dangermouse, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo etc.. hey, ever actually noticed that a LARGE percentage of Cartoons are actually anthro cartoons? and all of the top Cartoon characters are anthro?
Anyway, as grew up I never lost my intrest in cartoons, and I'd often identify as a large, wise vulpine or rodent. Long flowing black cloak with nobbly staff and a swishing tail. Anyway, when I got the net, my first chat handle was Shadowolf, then Darkwolf, then Darkfox, then after finding out all of the above were done like a million times over, I became Bloodwish, and in time when parts of my personality clashed with me when I was Bloodwish, I would become Pyris, who was a lot less morally bound but equally a lot more honourable.
I found out I was a 'fur' when someone in a chat room noticed my affinity for anthro personalities and asked if I was furry, I asked what it was and he pointed me in the direction of a furry chatroom on AOL ages back.. about '97 I think that was...
The rest as they say is history...
Ironically though, I've never been a furry away from my screen... I've just never found my outlet until now.