Watchdog
# Watchdog

Watchdog or watch dog may refer to:

## Animals

* Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence
* Portuguese Watchdog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed
* Moscow Watchdog, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet Union

## Computing

* Watchdog timer, a device that detects faults and initiates corrective actions

## Public oversight

An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically:

* Consumer watchdog, consumer protection organizations or campaigners
* Charity watchdog, an organization that monitors and rates charities
* Government watchdog, organizations and platforms focused on government; see Category:Government oversight and watchdog organizations for examples
* Watchdog journalism, any medium providing consumer watchdog activities
* Transit watchdog, an individual or group that provides public comment regarding public transit operations

## Books

* Watchdog, a novel by Laurien Berenson from her Melanie Travis Mysteries series
* Watch Dogs: Dark Clouds, a novel by John Shirley, based on the video game
* The Watchdogs, a book by Laird Wilcox about watchdog organization that monitor extremism in the US.

## Comics

* Watchdogs (Marvel Comics), a right-wing terrorist group in Marvel Comics

## Music

* Watch Dog, an album by Jules Shear
* "Watch Dog", a song by Etta James from the album Tell Mama
* "Watchdogs", a song by UB40 from the album Rat in the Kitchen

## Film and television

* Watch Dog (film), 2018 Canadian film
* Watchdog (TV programme), a British television programme promoting consumer rights
   * Watchdog Test House, related television show
* "Watchdogs" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of Marvel Comics' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Watchdogs (Wander Over Yonder), a type of space alien in Wander Over Yonder
* Watch Dog, a character in Dog City
* Watchdog Man, a character in One-Punch Man

## Video games

* Watch Dogs, a video games series developed by Ubisoft
   * Watch Dogs (video game), the first game in the series

## Other uses

* Watchdog.org, American news website
* Watchdog (research collective), Sri Lankan research collective
