Watchdog or watch dog may refer to:

Animals

Guard dog A guard dog or watchdog (not to be confused with an attack dog) is a dog used to watch for and guard property against unwanted or unexpected human or animal intruders. The dog is discerning so that it does not annoy or attack the resident hum ...

, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence * Portuguese Watch Dog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed *

Moscow Watchdog The Moscow Watchdog (russian: московская сторожевая, tr. ) is a breed of dog that was bred in the former Soviet Union. It descends from crosses between the St. Bernard and Caucasian Shepherd Dog. It contains the physical siz ...

, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet Union

Computing

Watchdog timer A watchdog timer (sometimes called a ''computer operating properly'' or ''COP'' timer, or simply a ''watchdog'') is an electronic or software timer that is used to detect and recover from computer malfunctions. Watchdog timers are widely used in ...

, 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 Watchdog (formerly the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) is a non-profit, progressive organization which advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests, with a focus on insurance, health care, political reform, privacy and ener ...

, consumer protection organizations or campaigners *

Charity watchdog Charity assessment is the process of analysis of the ''goodness'' of a non-profit organization in financial terms. Historically, charity evaluators have focused on the question of how much of contributed funds are used for the purpose(s) claimed b ...

, an organization that monitors and rates charities *Government watchdog, organizations and platforms focused on government; see :Government oversight and watchdog organizations for examples * Watchdog journalism, any medium providing consumer watchdog activities *

Transit watchdog A transit watchdog is an individual or group that provides public comment regarding public transit operations. Transit watchdogs attract a variety of contributors, from transit users to railfans, who offer feedback about service, operations, and fu ...

, 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 John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and ...

, based on the video game * ''The Watchdogs'', a book by

Laird Wilcox Laird Maurice Wilcox is an American researcher of political fringe movements. He is the founder of the Wilcox Collection of Contemporary Political Movements, housed in the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas. Early life ...

about watchdog organization that monitor extremism in the US.

Comics

Watchdogs (Marvel Comics) The Watchdogs are a fictional right-wing terrorist group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as enemies of Captain America. The Watchdogs have also been adapted into other media, having appeared in the TV series ...

, 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 Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) is a national project which records and measures anti-Muslim incidents in the United Kingdom. It is modelled on the Jewish Community Security Trust (CST) and like the CST it also provides support for vi ...

'' * "Watchdogs", a song by UB40 from the album ''

Rat in the Kitchen ''Rat in the Kitchen'' is the seventh album by UB40, released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987). The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts ...

Film and television

* ''Watch Dog'' (film), 2018 Canadian film * ''Watchdog'' (TV programme), a British television programme promoting consumer rights ** ''

Watchdog Test House ''Watchdog Test House'' is a BBC television series that was first broadcast on BBC One from 10 March 2014 until 20 March 2015. The series shows Sophie Raworth explaining how household goods are tested and how to get the best value for money. In ...

'', 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 ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Novem ...

'' * Watchdog Man, a character in ''One-Punch Man''

Video games

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Watch Dogs ''Watch Dogs'' (stylized as ''WATCH_DOGS'') is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The series' eponymous first title was rele ...

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

Other uses

Watchdog.org The Center Square, formerly Watchdog.org, is an American news website that features reporting on state and local government from a conservative perspective. It is a project of the Franklin News Foundation, an online news organization. The Center ...

, American news website *

Watchdog (research collective) Watchdog is a Sri Lankan research collective founded in April 2019. It maintains a fact-checking website and makes use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods. History Watchdog was founded on 23 April 2019, two days after the Easter bom ...

, Sri Lankan research collective