This is a specific conversation about Pet cameras — watching them when you're away — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
So your last camera became a chew toy — that's a very Rottweiler move, and you're definitely not the first person it's happened to. Pet cameras range from basic motion-activated models to ones with two-way audio and treat dispensers, and the right choice really depends on what you actually want to do with it. Before I point you anywhere, a few quick questions: is this just for your Rottweiler, what are you mainly hoping to do — check in, monitor behaviour, something else — and are you after a simple camera or something with interactive features like speaking to them remotely?
Yeah just the one dog, a two-year-old Rottweiler called Bruno. He got the last one off a shelf and destroyed it within about twenty minutes. I mainly just want to check in on him during the day and make sure he's not trashing the place. Nothing fancy, just reliable. But it absolutely has to be out of his reach this time.
inparticular.ai
Got it — Bruno sounds like a very determined dog. Before I recommend something, it helps to know a bit more about the space. Is he left in one room or does he have access to the whole house? And roughly how big is the room you'd want to cover — because that affects whether you need a wide-angle lens or something with pan and tilt.
He's got the run of the living room and kitchen, open plan, it's fairly large. I'd want to see as much of it as possible ideally.
inparticular.ai
Perfect — for Bruno and that kind of open space, I'd go with the TP-Link Tapo C200. It's a proper wall-mountable camera, so you can screw it high up on the wall completely out of reach — no shelf, no stand, nothing he can get to. It has pan and tilt remotely via the app, which means you can sweep across the whole open-plan room without needing multiple cameras. The 1080p picture is genuinely clear, night vision is solid, and the app is straightforward to use. It also has two-way audio if you ever want to tell Bruno to get off the sofa. It runs about £25-30 on Amazon UK, which means if the unthinkable happens and he somehow gets to it, you're not out a fortune — but mounted properly at ceiling height, he simply won't.
That sounds exactly right actually. Is wall mounting it difficult? I'm not massively DIY-confident.
inparticular.ai
It's genuinely easy — it comes with a wall bracket, three screws, and a template. You're looking at two small holes in the wall, maybe ten minutes. If your walls are plasterboard rather than brick you'll want the right rawl plugs, but the whole job is beginner-friendly. The main thing is just putting it high enough — I'd say at least six feet up, ideally towards the ceiling, so there's no surface below it Bruno could use to reach. Once it's up, run the cable along the skirting or tuck it behind furniture so there's nothing dangling to attract him either.
Perfect, I think that's the one. Thanks — really helpful.
inparticular.ai
Great — Bruno's going to be very disappointed. The Tapo C200 should sort you out nicely. Just mount it high, hide the cable, and you should be good for the long haul. Hope the living room stays in one piece.
