While I appreciate the elegance of defining furry as a mixture rather than a one-way transformation, I see anthropomorphism as a form of uplift. As such, I don't really consider werewolves furry, at least when represented as degenerate humans.1
Pokémon are based on real animals, not created from thin air. It's unclear why they should be disqualified merely because a large proportion of their world's animals are anthropomorphic. The world is part of the story and should be considered relative to ours.
The dragons in HTTYD were always as they were, but the townsfolk's impression changed. Initially they were seen as monsters. Over time it was recognized that they were intelligent creatures with desires similar to those of humans - a process of anthropomorphization. As for their intelligence, consider the moment when Toothless decides to teach Astrid a lesson about disrespecting Hiccup (and himself) by acting like the monster she expects, and gives a knowing grin when she hugs Hiccup and apologizes. That's a pretty high-level thought-process there. 1 Ironic, after setting up WikiFur after writing about The Blind Pig universe - which involves the transformation of pure humans into retrogressive hybrids, often to deleterious effect.
While I appreciate the elegance of defining furry as a mixture rather than a one-way transformation, I see anthropomorphism as a form of uplift. As such, I don't really consider werewolves furry, at least when represented as degenerate humans.1
Pokémon are based on real animals, not created from thin air. It's unclear why they should be disqualified merely because a large proportion of their world's animals are anthropomorphic. The world is part of the story and should be considered relative to ours.
The dragons in HTTYD were always as they were, but the townsfolk's impression changed. Initially they were seen as monsters. Over time it was recognized that they were intelligent creatures with desires similar to those of humans - a process of anthropomorphization. As for their intelligence, consider the moment when Toothless decides to teach Astrid a lesson about disrespecting Hiccup (and himself) by acting like the monster she expects, and gives a knowing grin when she hugs Hiccup and apologizes. That's a pretty high-level thought-process there.
1 Ironic, after setting up WikiFur after writing about The Blind Pig universe - which involves the transformation of pure humans into retrogressive hybrids, often to deleterious effect.