# Why does my dog purr?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364 "2008-10-31T01:50:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364/21 "2016-12-20T12:13:27Z")

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Our shih tzu does this too. He is usually quite content when he “purrs.”

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364/22 "2016-12-20T21:01:10Z")

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My dog will usually breathe quickly and sometimes will grunt, but it doesn’t sound like putting, exactly.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364/23 "2016-12-20T22:45:17Z")

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He has swallowed a Cat.  
Next question.

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**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-dog-purr/470364/24 "2016-12-21T00:35:18Z")

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Our schnauzers (one std and one mini) do this as well. It’s really like a contented moaning and my wife calls it puppy purring

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