Enjoying a quiet morning cup of coffee, a mother was suddenly startled when her smart-home monitor began to beep frantically. Dropping her mug, she ran up the stairs in absolute panic as her golden retriever began barking wildly at the end of the hallway. She rushed into the nursery and checked on her sleeping baby, breathing a massive sigh of relief that he was breathing peacefully. However, as she looked up, she noticed the window was wide open and a ladder was leaning against the house outside—her dog hadn’t just barked at an alarm; he had scared away an intruder seconds before she arrived.
