Keeping your home safe and secure with an electronic watchdog may not be the best choice overall, but it could be a great addition when used in connection with other security devices.

How Electronic Watchdogs Work
For maximum use, an electronic watchdog must be plugged in to the electrical socket nearest to the points of entry in your home and which may be used by would-be thieves and trespassers. These devices have sensors that are able to scan not just doors or windows but walls as well. They work in a range of fifteen to twenty-five feet and, upon detecting any sign of movement, they’d emit a certain sound, depending on your configurations.

Barking
Electronic watchdogs will start barking the moment someone attempts to get closer to your home. The closer the intruder is, the louder the barking gets. The sounds are very much realistic and you could thwart many a burglar attempt by fooling them into thinking you’ve got guard dogs watching over your home.

Sirens
Electronic watchdogs are not only capable of emitting barking sounds. It’s also capable of imitating sirens, certainly a threatening sound for any wrongdoer. It depends on your configurations whether the device would emit barking or siren sounds upon sensing movement.

Other Sounds
Its motion-sensing function can also be used to alert you on the presence of welcomed visitors – expected or otherwise. They can program it to sound out the chiming of bells or maybe the soothing sounds of the rainforest as a guest approaches your house.

This would work extremely well if you want to be informed about incoming VIPs and you want to be on hand and greet them at the front door. Then again, if you’re holding a surprise party for a loved one, your electronic watchdog would let you know when it’s the right time to go lights off and hide.

Drawbacks of Using an Electronic Watchdog Alone
Electronic watchdogs are effective at deterring and thwarting attempts of burglary and trespassing at best, but they are not capable of protecting you outright.

Fooled Once, But Not Twice
Burglars may be fooled the first time around but if they decide to stake your house and realize you don’t own any pet, they may realize you’re simply using an electronic watchdog and make a second attempt at breaking into your home.

It’s Not a Self-Defense Weapon
Stubborn wrongdoers may still try to break into your home, never mind dogs barking, and then they’d realize you’ve no pets to speak of. When this happens, you’ll have to use other security devices or self-defense weapons to protect your loved ones at home.

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