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 Watch Dog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro
• 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

A person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity:

• 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

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 is a video game franchise published by Ubisoft, comprising the following games:

• Watch Dogs, a 2014 video game by Ubisoft Montreal
• Watch Dogs 2, a 2016 video game by Ubisoft Montreal
• Watch Dogs: Legion, a 2020 video game by Ubisoft Toronto

Other uses

• Watchdog.org, American news website

See also

• Dog watch, a work shift in a maritime watch system that is half the length of a standard watch period