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Long-time furry here. Let me try to break it down a bit.
"Furry" at its core is simply an interest in anthropomorphic animals. That covers a wide spectrum of people ranging from those that only have an interest in the art to therians who identify integrally as nonhuman. Whether you are a furry or not is just a matter of self-identification and whether you choose to engage with the fandom. I know incredible artists with whole-ass fursonas that don't call themselves furries and that's totally fine.
The puppygirl idea is something worth exploration though. Being into that doesn't necessarily mean you are a furry. There's an entire subculture of pup play that exists and while there is a fair bit of overlap between that and furry, it is a separate, distinct thing. Just food for thought!
I've been in the fandom for almost 20 years and this is spot on.