Video surveillance

I completely cursed myself by posting once that we hadn’t had too much damaged caused by our dogs. Well I stand here today corrected. Apparently Emma is coming out of her shell and the nice weather isn't helping. We do all that we can to prevent the damage (even got a checklist on the door) but still everyday those 4 little trouble makers find something! Emma seems to be the guilty one each time but we can’t be sure because of course they are perfect when we are awake at home. I’m not too bothered by the destruction….yet…(more of a pain in the butt) ….but I do want to know which one did it. Yesterday I woke up to a skeen of yarn I had forgotten about in the yard unravelled through out the yard and house, it was all over. I can only imagine the fun they had, but I won't let that happened again. That could have been disaterous for all involved.

Has anyone any experience with spying on their dogs? I have a few ideas but not sure which method to use. It would be nice to log into the computer and view the house or yard throughout the day. Also I don't want to break the bank with this idea.

Can you not use a webcam???

Webcam's a good idea.

We have cameras in work which you can view through the internet at anytime of the day but we have to keep the pc on at work not sure what type of cams they are though

with the webcam, what program do you use for remote viewing? I'm not very savy with this sort of thing.

No idea, sorry - I've never used one, either!

There is a setting on your pc when you install the webcam

Do you want to record them and watch it back? or watch it live from another room?

acidrane13 wrote:Do you want to record them and watch it back? or watch it live from another room?

i would like to set it up to view part of the yard and patio (not sure if a simple webcam would produce a clear image). I would like to be able to watch them from my laptop at my office during the day. It would be really cool if I could record them during the night in the house too.

My dad is a security engineer, so he does all that kinda stuff for a living. Ill ask him when he gets home about the best way to do it. He should be able to give you some idea what sorta equipment youll need

acidrane13 wrote:My dad is a security engineer, so he does all that kinda stuff for a living. Ill ask him when he gets home about the best way to do it. He should be able to give you some idea what sorta equipment youll need

sounds great thanks

Apparently there is a way to do it, but its pretty expensive, cos you have to link the camera to a router and connect it to your wifi, then buy the program to run the software that sends the footage. Its called an IP camera apparently. But its pretty cool, once its setup you can access the camera from anywhere in the world with an internet connection!

acidrane13 wrote:Apparently there is a way to do it, but its pretty expensive, cos you have to link the camera to a router and connect it to your wifi, then buy the program to run the software that sends the footage. Its called an IP camera apparently. But its pretty cool, once its setup you can access the camera from anywhere in the world with an internet connection!

okay, wow that would be great but yeah sounds pricey. thanks for the info though, I appreciate it.

Yer it would be cool to be able to watch your dogs from anywhere. Maybe try looking on ebay, might be able to find some 2nd hand equipment pretty cheep.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/wireless-ip-candy-bar-cam-with-3g-access-227333?c=so&u=strat15 Hope the link works just to give you an idea not to pricey.

billysgirl wrote:http://www.maplin.co.uk/wireless-ip-candy-bar-cam-with-3g-access-227333?c=so&u=strat15 Hope the link works just to give you an idea not to pricey.

oooo that's cool!! may have to purchase that. Thanks so much for the link

Your welcome does look good mind