Furbo 360° Dog Camera Review 2026: The Treat-Tossing Pet Cam Worth Buying?

Our verdict

The Furbo 360 is the most polished pet camera we have used, and for food-motivated dogs the treat cannon is genuinely delightful. Our Labrador learned within two days that a beep and a rustle meant a biscuit would be launched across the kitchen, and the 360° tracking kept her in frame even when she paced. Over six weeks of real-world use, the hardware itself earned four and a half stars.

The reason it falls to 4.3 overall is the Furbo Dog Nanny subscription. Without it, the most genuinely useful features — Dog Activity Alerts, Doggie Diary, Smart Dog Alerts — are either disabled or time-limited. At £5.99-9.99/month depending on plan, it quickly becomes a meaningful ongoing cost. Factor that in before you buy.

Who is the Furbo 360 for?

This is the right camera if you have a food-motivated dog, you work away from home for 4-10 hours at a time, and you want real-time interaction rather than just passive monitoring. The treat cannon combined with two-way audio gives you a tangible way to reward good behaviour (e.g. staying off the sofa) in real time.

It is the wrong camera if you have cats (treats are dog-sized), if you live in an area with poor Wi-Fi, or if you resent monthly subscriptions. For those cases, a basic Eufy indoor cam or the Petcube Bites 2 (also treat-capable, no subscription for core features) are worth comparing.

Set-up and the first week

Set-up took 11 minutes. Fill the treat cannon, plug in, scan the QR code in the app, connect to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. The app walks you through a treat-launch calibration step so the dog learns the sound, which took our Labrador about 90 seconds of gentle luring.

The 360° tracking relies on motion detection, which needs a well-lit room to work optimally. In our kitchen (reasonably bright, tiled floor) tracking was near-flawless. In a dim conservatory after sunset it got confused by the IR-illuminated walls and kept panning back to centre.

Treat cannon in the real world

The cannon holds about 100 small biscuits. We had best results with round-ish, firm treats (Markies, Pedigree Dentastix mini, Burns Bite). Crumbly soft treats jammed the mechanism twice. Cannon range is 1-1.5 metres, adjustable in the app.

Our dog learned the beep-rustle-launch pattern within 48 hours and now sits expectantly whenever she hears it. The novelty-to-boredom curve was about three weeks — after that, she treats it as a pleasant bonus rather than a headline entertainmen

Video, audio and night vision

1080p daytime video is sharp and well-colour-balanced. HDR handles back-lit kitchen windows without blowing out highlights. The rotating mechanism is smooth and whisper-quiet, even in a room with a sleeping dog.

Night vision is IR only, up to about 7 metres usable range in our hallway tests. Image is black-and-white but plenty sharp to confirm your dog is on the sofa rather than in the kitchen bin. Audio on both ends is clean with minimal echo; the built-in speaker is louder than the Petcube equivalent.

The Dog Nanny subscription, honestly

Core feature: real-time alerts when your dog barks, whines, is active or inactive. Also unlocks Doggie Diary (short clips automatically stitched together into a daily highlight reel), Smart Dog Alerts for unusual behaviour, and unlimited cloud storage.

Without the subscription, you get live view, treat launching and 3 days of cloud history. That is still a usable camera, but you lose most of what makes the Furbo feel premium. We think the subscription is worth it for owners who are away from home often; for occasional day-out-at-the-office dogs, the free tier is fine.

Furbo 360 vs alternatives

Against the Petcube Bites 2 (~£149), the Furbo has better 360° tracking, clearer night vision and more reliable treat launching. The Petcube does not require a subscription for most alerts.

Against the Eufy Pet Camera D605 (~£199), the Furbo has the clear edge on treat capability (the Eufy has no treat function). The Eufy wins on local storage and no subscription.

Against the Pawbo Life (~£99), the Furbo is more expensive but notably more reliable — the Pawbo has a reputation for app glitches.

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