Levi MacLean has his XCam2 set up with XRay Vision so that he can keep an eye on his dog while he’s at work. He also has a mini disc recorder, which he controls via ActiveHome in which he’s recorded several voice commands to his dog, which are accessible instantly.

Sometimes when Levi looks in on his friend, he may have to search through the house to find him. If it’s too dark in any of the rooms, he uses his ActiveHome setup to turn on the lights.

Knowing that pets, like children, like to push their boundaries, Levi is set up so that he can keep things in order on the home front even from work. Now, when he looks into the house, and sees the dog on the couch, he hits a button that controls his mini disc recorder. Then his voice suddenly booms throughout the house... "Get off the couch." The dog suddenly jumps off the couch knowing that he’s been busted.

Occasionally the dog will hear other things too. Things like "You know you’re not supposed to be in the kitchen." Or "What did I tell you about drinking from the toilet." No matter what it is, the dog has learned that he isn’t going to get away with too much, even when he thinks he’s alone. As far as he knows, that disembodied voice is standing right there in the room watching, and that’s the call to behave.

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