Furbo 360° Dog Camera

The Furbo 360° is the pet camera dog owners tend to talk about afterwards. It streams a rotating 360-degree HD live view, offers two-way audio so they can speak to the dog, sends motion and barking notifications and can toss a treat on command from the app, with night vision for darker rooms. The core experience — live view, treat toss and two-way audio — works without an ongoing cost; the more advanced smart features such as AI-based alerts, a daily highlights reel and cloud recording require the optional Furbo Dog Nanny subscription, which runs at roughly £7.99 a month or around £67 a year. Its RRP is £159, though Furbo discounts it heavily and promotional prices as low as around £39 have appeared, so it pays to time the purchase to an offer. Either way, nothing else on this list does as much to ease the guilt of leaving a dog at home, which is why it takes the top spot over the more sentimental portrait below.