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Watchdog or watch dog may refer to:
Animals
edit- 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
edit- Watchdog timer, a device that detects faults and initiates corrective actions
Public oversight
editAn 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
edit- 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
edit- Watchdogs (Marvel Comics), a right-wing terrorist group in Marvel Comics
Music
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Watch Dogs, a video games series developed by Ubisoft
- Watch Dogs (video game), the first game in the series
Other uses
edit- Watchdog.org, American news website
- Watchdog (research collective), Sri Lankan research collective
See also
edit- Dog watch, a work shift in a maritime watch system that is half the length of a standard watch period
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