This article is from the Alt.Fan.Furry FAQ, by Jordan Greywolf and Lynx lynx@lynx.purrsia.com with numerous contributions by others.
Definitions range widely, but the common answer seems to be that a
"personal furry" is someone's anthropomorphized animal "alter-ego". This
can mean a number of things:
a) It could be a "furry" character that the person roleplays on FurryMUCK
(or some other roleplaying environment/game) that the person considers
to be a representation of him/herself.
b) It could be an anthropomorphized animal character that represents the
person in cartoons or drawings.
c) It could be a person's "totem" or favorite animal type.
One's attachment to and attitude toward one's "personal furry" (if at all)
varies greatly.
 
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