Smile — you’re on camera.
Doorbell cameras have become a part of daily life for many Americans, letting us watch our homes from the inside and out — no matter we are.
And much of the time, according to Ring, one of these security services, what’s captured can be downright hilarious — and even touching.
From animals both wild and domesticated making mischief on the premises to sweet family moments, the lens sees all.
Now, at the end of the year, Ring has released its 11 favorite moments caught on cam — as shared with the company by its customers.
There was the owner, for example, who thought a crime was being committed on his front lawn — only to discover that the truth was much more delightful.
A few other clips capture how the devices work in two ways, specifically with owners using their microphones and speakers to try and stop calamity from happening.
The key word there is try.
Here are Ring’s favorite moments in 2024.
A doggone disaster
Customer Zeric detailed that their dog Mercy had been “going through a terror phase” by eating tree ornaments and picture frames.
“We use our Ring camera to figure out who the culprits eating our ornaments are and to keep an eye on our pets in general,” Zeric said. “It’s hard to stay mad at them when we see their reactions to my voice. My husband and I always get the best laughs from it.”
A blossoming relationship
Another Ring owner, Megan, realized her camera had captured some of life’s most special moments since 2019 while she was dating her future husband, Alex.
“I got emotional seeing these major life events captured on our Ring camera,” said Megan.
“Our life together has been so full of recent ‘firsts’ — first date, first night married, first time bringing home our puppy — and Ring was able to capture each special memory for us to look back on and cherish.”
A new family member
One woman, Samantha, will never forget when her son realized, on camera, that he was going to be a big brother. He was standing on their porch, moved to tears, as the little boy’s dad came by with a car seat.
“It made all the nurses at the hospital cry,” she said. “He had been looking forward to it this whole time and suddenly realized it was all happening.”
A ruff encounter
Jeffery got his Ring camera in part to keep an eye on neighborhood crime, but instead, he captured a dog living the canine dream.
“When I received a Ring motion alert notification on my phone while walking my dog, I saw my neighbor’s dog oddly chasing and holding its own tail,” he said. “Our neighborhood crime rate is very high, so it was a pleasant surprise to see that our camera caught activity that was far from criminal and something funny for once.”
Big mother is watching
LeeAnn was able to use a two-way system in her Ring device to remotely catch her golden retriever, Donnie, from chewing on her shoes.
“I was on my lunch break at work and wanted to see what he was doing, and that’s when I caught him in the act of chewing on my shoe,” she said.
Issuing a stern “Donnie, no!” from the speaker on the system, the good boy put down the shoe and moved on to better things.
Polarizing poultry
Like Donnie, customer Pamela used the speaker system on her camera to round up her pet chickens from skedaddling across her driveway.
“Welp, they were roaming too far, so through my Ring Two-Way Talk audio, I told them to get in the backyard, not really knowing if they’d listen or not,” Pamela said. “To my utter dismay, the girls (chickens) indeed listened and ran.”
The family protector
Coming back from an evening of swimming, mom Ashley saw bravery from her youngest daughter that remains unparalleled. In front of her siblings and friends, the ten-year-old heroically killed a huge spider in their doorway.
“We laughed so hard because you can just see the fear in the two older girls, but when my younger daughter walks up she goes into FULL “Mom Mode,” Ashley said.
Groundhogging the doormat
It’s like a scene out of “Caddyshack.” One man named Tim was shocked to see a few groundhogs make off with his porch welcome mat. Turns out, it had friends who did more damage.
“These groundhogs [in the neighborhood], however, ended up taking a pillow as well as tearing up a few other pillows and taking the stuffing in addition to our rug.”
Mom knows best
Kamber immortalized the moment she saw her toddler Maylin run out of the house unattended. A quick shout in her mom voice got the little one back inside before trouble could brew.
“I had stepped away for not even one minute to use the restroom while she was playing,” Kamber said.
She was trying to be an escape artist and it almost worked if it wasn’t for the Ring notification. Maylin has always had sass, and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.”
A little gratitude from a little lady
A bit different than Kamber’s tale, mom Sheena caught one of the sweetest things her daughter Amelia ever said on a Ring camera during dinner with her three kids.
“’I’ve been wanting to say this…Thank you for being a great mom!’” Amelia said, causing shock to the system for Sheena.
“I could not believe what I had just heard.,” the mom recalled. “She started to get emotional and tear up so I put down my cutlery and invited her over for a cuddle.”
Revenge for Thanksgiving
Ivan and his daughter are probably still gobbling on about this one.
As the two were heading to their car to get breakfast, a turkey ran from across the street, making all sorts of noises.
Thinking quickly, the dad quickly got his little one in the car and then barricaded himself in the automobile as the turkey ran up to the door and would not leave.
As Ivan aptly put it, “We were approached and harassed by…a turkey.”
