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, a form of investigative journalism 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 (album), 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 Family First (film), or 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 (film), 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
See also Dog watch, a work shift in a maritime watch system that is half the length of a standard watch period