If you have a pet, it is more than likely that on some occasion you have been invaded by the feeling of guilt for leaving it alone at home. And you will also have heard a comment like "it's a dog, nothing is going to happen to it". But the truth is that, if you are a responsible owner, you are surely concerned about his well-being in your absence.
Whether you have a dog or a cat, you will be curious about what your pets do when they are left alone at home. Does he cry, bark and scratch at the door because he wants you to come back? Do you dedicate yourself to destroying furniture and shoes? Do they fight if you have multiple pets? Or maybe he stays so calm sleeping or playing with his toys.
The truth is that you can know it thanks to the advancement of technology. Video surveillance cameras for pets are becoming more and more popular. These connect to your mobile phone so you can see, anytime, anywhere, what your four-legged best friends are doing when they think no one is watching.
Mere curiosity is a compelling reason to buy a camera with which to take a look at what your pets are doing when you are not around. But these devices have many other interesting advantages.
And it is that they will help you correct behavioral problems in your pet if it has separation anxiety. You will be able to see if she suffers when you are not by her side and what she does in response to that anguish, since it is not good for her to have a bad time. And they will surely develop behaviors that threaten the decoration of the home or annoy the neighbors, such as barking, destroying things or doing their business where they shouldn't.
Knowing what he does when he is alone and how he is will be decisive in correcting his behavior and helping him solve separation anxiety, for which it would be of great help to have an ethologist or canine educator. And the same is true if you find that your pets fight when no one is watching.
On the other hand, knowing what they are doing and keeping an eye on them from time to time, even from a distance, will give you a lot of peace of mind. You will know that they are fine and your feeling of guilt for having left them alone for a reasonable amount of time will decrease. It will also lessen their concern if something bad has happened to them.
To this we must add that many cameras have the possibility of interacting with your pet. Some have the option to talk to them, while with others you can even dispense trinkets. With this you can say friendly words to calm them down, reprimand them if you notice that they are misbehaving, or keep them entertained until you return home.
