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, 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
 * Watch Dogs, an upcoming film based on the video game series with the same name

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