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Reagan Conley

Therian and Furry

Reagan "Rory" Conley is a therian, furry and mask shop owner based in Buffalo, NY. Rory has known he was a therian for most of his life and began making therian-style masks in 2023. Rory’s masks are one-of-a-kind and completely hand sculpted. Rory shares a variety of therian and furry content on his YouTube Channel, BirdyDogs, to his community of over 71k followers, including instructional therianthropy content and mask making tutorials. Rory’s theriotypes are a wolf, mountain lion, and a prehistoric animal called a cameroceras.

Professional Achievements

  • Member of the YouTube Creator Program, his first feature being a LADBible video interview in 2025
  • Has gained recognition for his creative work through acceptance to the NRHC (Northeast Regional Honors Conference) in 2024
  • Runs a successful Etsy store, which has achieved over 360 sales

Certifications & Organizations

  • YouTube Creator Program Member (2024-Present)

Favorite Piece of Advice

Being a therian covers a wide variety of different experiences, so don’t worry if your experience as a therian is different than others! Therianthropy, at its core, is a personal identity. If you feel as if you are a therian and the label fits you, then you’re a therian. No matter what anyone else may say or think!

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Forum Comments (9)

What are therian quads?
“Quads” is short for “quadrobics,” which is the act of moving on all fours like an animal. A lot of therian content online, especially on TikTok, includes quadrobics.

Interestingly, quadrobics didn’t start with therians. It came from people who wanted to move like horses—think hobby horse communities and similar groups. So originally it was more like a sport or challenge. But therians liked the idea of moving like an animal and adopted it.

Now, quadrobics is common in therian spaces online, but it’s not required or inherently part of therianthropy. I can’t do quadrobics myself for physical reasons, but people still ask me to. It's just one way of expressing therian identity—it’s not a requirement.
What are different types of therians?
A theriotype is the term for the animal or animals that a therian identifies as. There are sub-labels within therianthropy. In fact, “therian” itself is a subcategory of otherkin or alter-human identity—meaning someone who identifies in a way different from the typical human experience.

Within therianthropy, you have even more subcategories. For example, a cladotherian is someone who identifies with an entire clade of animals—like all felines, rather than just one species like a lion or a house cat.

There are many such sub-labels. Personally, I don’t use them for myself because there are so many, and I just say I’m therian. But they’re out there, and you can find resources online that break them down.
How do you make your own therian mask?
If you’re making your own therian mask, I recommend starting with something simple like cardboard, or if accessible, a cat mask base (which you can buy online). With basic materials like hot glue, scissors, an X-Acto knife, and cardboard, you can begin experimenting.

Cardboard is especially great because it's free and disposable. If you mess up, there’s no big loss. It lets you practice the foundational techniques without spending a lot of money. You can get really creative with it and, if you end up liking what you make, then invest in more advanced materials later. There are a lot of tutorials online—I’ve even made some myself. That’s actually how I got my start in this community: making a mask tutorial out of cardboard.
How can I find more Therians?
My recommendations would be to find others through shared interests - look in comment sections, reply to others, maybe move to DMs when appropriate. Please don’t share your location online, though, that’s just not safe.

The Therian symbol can also be used as a way to find others in the community. Younger Therians sometimes draw it on their hand to identify each other or use it online to connect. Some therians even get it tattooed.
Therian Community: How do you find friends as a therian?
One major problem in the Therian community is finding connection, because a lot of Therians are othered by society in a way. I mean, it is kind of abnormal or unusual to identify as a Therian, so you get a lot of pushback, especially if you’re more expressive and open about it.

I’ve personally experienced an enormous amount of hatred online just for posting openly about being a Therian. So, taking that risk and posting about it is just not worth it for some people. But one thing I recommend is: if you’re watching Therian content—like even my own—check the comment sections. You’ll often find other Therians interacting there. Finding others through those shared interests is one way to connect.

Unfortunately, there’s been this recurring issue in the community where kids would post things like, “Therian meetup at [location],” or there was even a trend, “Post your city to find other Therians near you,” and that’s just not safe. Please do not share your location online. I try to emphasize that there are better ways to find connections. Look in comment sections, reply to others, maybe move to DMs when appropriate —but please don’t comment your address. That’s a real problem that happens in this community because people are desperate for connection, but it needs to be safe.
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Making a Cat Fursona: Everything You Need to Know

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