puppy monitor app
Bringing home a puppy? Watch them without setting up a hardware camera.
Use a spare phone as a private puppy monitor. End-to-end encrypted, two-way audio, free basic monitoring, set up in two minutes.
Download Free →Why most options fall short
New puppies cry alone — and you can't always tell why
First weeks at home, puppies often cry, scratch the crate, or have accidents the moment you leave the room. Without a camera you can't tell whether they need water, the toilet, or just comfort.
Hardware pet cameras cost more than the puppy's first month of food
Furbo, Petcube, and similar devices run $150–$250, plus monthly cloud subscription. For a puppy you'll only intensely monitor for a few months, that's overkill.
Crate training works better when you can correct in the moment
Crate and potty training rely on timing. By the time you get home and see the mess, the puppy has already learned the wrong lesson.
Why Call Pet works for puppy monitor app
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Two-way audio for real-time soothing and recall
When your puppy cries, you can talk back through the spare phone — your voice often calms them within seconds. You can also call their name during training to redirect.
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End-to-end encrypted, no third party can see your home
WebRTC peer-to-peer with X25519 + AES-GCM. Video stream never touches a server. Even Call Pet's developers cannot decrypt it.
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Free basic monitoring — perfect for a temporary monitoring need
Puppies need the most monitoring in the first 3-6 months. Start with the phone you already own; Pro features are optional if you need them.
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Auto-reconnect for long workdays
If the network blips while you're at work, the connection auto-restores. You don't come home to a dead camera feed.
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Works with any spare iPhone or Android
An old iPhone 6/7/8 or any Android phone is enough — no need to buy specific hardware.
Set up in 5 steps
About 30 seconds. No account needed at any step.
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Install Call Pet on two phones
Your everyday phone (the viewer) and a spare phone aimed at the crate or puppy area.
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Open Call Pet on your main phone, choose Controller
A QR code will appear on screen.
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Open Call Pet on the spare phone, choose Monitor
Use it to scan the QR code on your main phone.
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Position the spare phone facing the crate
Plug it in to a charger. A side table or shelf 1–2 meters from the crate works well.
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Watch and talk to your puppy from anywhere
Open Call Pet on your main phone — live encrypted video starts. Tap to talk through two-way audio.
Frequently asked
Will my puppy be scared by my voice coming through the phone? +
Most puppies recognize and are comforted by their owner's voice within a few uses. Start with calm, normal-volume words your puppy already knows.
Can I record video to review what happened during the day? +
Call Pet is live-only by design — nothing is stored anywhere. This is the privacy tradeoff. If you mainly need recordings for training review, a local-storage hardware camera is a better fit.
How far away can I be from the spare phone? +
Anywhere with internet. Both phones just need data — they don't need to be on the same WiFi.
Does the spare phone need to stay plugged in all day? +
Yes — running camera + network all day will drain a battery in a few hours. Keep it on a charger.
Will Call Pet detect barking and notify me? +
Not currently. Call Pet focuses on private live viewing without server-side audio analysis. For automatic bark alerts, hardware cameras like Furbo are more specialized.
See how Call Pet compares
Watch your new puppy without spending a cent on hardware. End-to-end encrypted, free basic monitoring.
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