Rex Plus, The Electronic WatcHDog

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 6 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002OKAEA
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,575 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

Few security systems are as intimidating as an angry barking dog. The Rex Plus security system ¿sees¿ through walls and doors to detect when someone approaches your home and then it ¿barks¿ just like a real German Shepherd. The startlingly realistic barki

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as a real dog in burglar prevention., August 30, 2006

By	D. Lautenbach "Disco Dude" (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The electronic sound of a dog barking does not sound like a real dog. The sound is distorted and sounds electronic. It fools people initially, but if they hang around, they soon catch on that it is not a real dog. Perhaps it may be just enough to deter a burglar though, and that would make it worth it's expensive price.

The device monitors an outside area, but it monitors the inside area even better. This means that everytime you go near it, even while inside the house, the alarm activates, which you don't really want it to do. I tried putting heavy books around the back and sides of it, but it still activated everytime I went near it while I was inside the house. Ideally, you would need to place it somewhere that you do not go near while you are at home, or else only activate it when you go away from home.

The good news is you don't have to clean up after it or feed it, and it stops barking when you turn the juice off.

It's very easy to set up, just plug it in and adjust the sensitivity and volume control knobs, that's it!

Despite it's shortcomings, I may even buy another one for my side door as I am paranoid about burglars. It does have a wow factor when your neighbors learn about it. I don't know of anything else quite like it on the market.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT, January 25, 2008

By	C. E. Walker "lvrose3" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had mine about 6 months. Sure, it takes a bit of time to position it just the way you want; sooo? Big deal if it barks when I'm leaving the house; I just say, "Guard the house." hahaha. Sounds just like a german shephard and scares the mailman.
A cop friend of mine said that it's great for a single person living alone, and no burglar is going to waste their time trying to decide if it IS or if it ISN'T real, when they can go to the next house that DOESN'T have a dog.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, July 29, 2008

By	Lady Bug "Lady Bug" (NY USA) - See all my reviews

Make sure it is at the right distance. I guess when you listen long enough it sounds a little mechanical should make bark more random. But I would buy another.