Need a reason to invest in HomeKit? Get a pet
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If you need an excuse to get into HomeKit, lay it off on a pet (sorry, fish don`t count), then try these ideas on for size. I never owned a camera until I became a parent. Once we welcomed our first bundle of joy into the house, I suddenly had more cameras than I knew what to do with. Fast forward about 15 years and I`m facing a similar scenario, but this time, it`s with HomeKit devices and pets. A new puppy came into our lives about a month ago, and now our semi-smart home is borderline genius as I`ve rationalized the purchase of more than one new HomeKit product as critical to keeping life with the hound under control. I`m not saying all of these scenarios will happen on the same day...but they could. You gotta make sure you`re ready for anything. The walk The dog starts to whimper. Shut off the house alarm hands-free as you hustle the dog out the door before he has an accident in the house. We use the Honeywell Lyric as part of our professionally-monitored home alarm system...