doomscroll diaries@scrollbrain · 2m
5 hours into doomscroll mode, eyes glazed, no idea what i've even read.
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Dog Gatekeeper · Local-first, no tracking
Dog Gatekeeper your dog, blocking your doomscroll.
A Dog Gatekeeper is an AI-generated video of your real dog that takes over your screen when X, TikTok or Reddit has kept you past your screen-time limit.
- Free to install
- Local-first, no tracking
- Mac, Windows, and your browser
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tired dev@late_commit · 11m
screen time report says 9 hours on X this week. someone send a Pet Gatekeeper, fast.
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screen time hater@offline_pls · 27m
tried 4 focus apps to block TikTok. none of them work like a cat sitting on the screen.
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soft launch@quietmornings · 41m
what if the For You page was just my friends' dogs. that's the only feed i'd close on time.
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hot take generator@unhinged_takes · 1h
Reddit at 1am is doomscroll with extra steps. there, i said it.
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barely awake@oneeyeopen · 1h
opened TikTok to check ONE notification. screen time: +47 minutes. classic.
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feed-pilled@for_you_page · 2h
the Pet Gatekeeper extension is the only thing that pulled me off X today.
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deeply normal@touch_grass_pls · 3h
my dog physically blocking my laptop > any focus app i've installed.
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log off coach@close_the_app · 4h
you've been doomscrolling for 52 minutes. a cat on screen would've ended this 50 mins ago.
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the algorithm@feed_itself · 5h
another reel for you. and another. who needs screen time limits anyway.
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Pet on duty
01 · The current top 3
The current top dog gatekeepers
Ranked by total unlocks. Tap any card to copy the 8-character code into your extension.
02 · The pitch
What is a Dog Gatekeeper?
A Dog Gatekeeper is an AI-generated short video of your own dog that takes over the screen when you've scrolled past your screen-time limit. The Pet Gatekeeper Chrome extension tracks time on the sites you pick — the moment you go over, your Dog Gatekeeper appears, silent and in the way, until your cool-down ends.
03 · Why it works
Why people make a dog gatekeeper
Dogs are good at making you stop. They walk into the room, they look at you, you put the phone down. A Dog Gatekeeper is that, on the screen, on demand.
Unlike a notification, your own dog showing up doesn't feel like an interruption — it feels like the part of your day you keep meaning to get to.
04 · Where it earns its keep
Where a Dog Gatekeeper fits your day
The home office.
A Dog Gatekeeper sits well next to a real dog at your feet. The extension nudges you up when you've been three tabs deep too long, and the dog gets the walk that was supposed to happen anyway.
Travel and hotel desks.
A Dog Gatekeeper is the version of your dog you can take with you. Five seconds of your dog blocking your hotel-room scroll is a strangely large amount of comfort.
Heavy meeting days.
Between calls is when the doomscroll sneaks in. A Dog Gatekeeper between meetings stops the slide before it starts. Per-domain rules in the extension keep it out of screenshares.
05 · How it works
How to make your own dog gatekeeper, step by step
- 01
Pick the right photos
1–4 photos of your dog, ideally with a clear background. Sit / down / loaf poses work well.
- 02
Upload and confirm pose
We generate two green-screen poses from your photos. Approve the look — or regenerate within the included free retries if you want different poses.
- 03
Generate two short videos
An intro clip and a loop. Tune the chroma-key live in your browser — long fur and white coats need a touch of edge feathering.
- 04
Redeem in the extension
Get an 8-character code. Paste it into the extension's redemption screen and your dog is the next thing you see when TikTok tries to keep you.
06 · Tips
Tips for great dog videos
- Photos at the dog's eye level read better than top-down phone snaps.
- Avoid green or yellow backgrounds — they collide with the chroma-key step.
- White and cream dogs benefit from a higher edge-feather setting; the live preview shows it instantly.
- Working dogs (collies, shepherds) tend to look intense — softer shots feel friendlier on screen.
07 · FAQ
FAQ dog gatekeeper
Ready when you are
Make your Dog Gatekeeper
A Dog Gatekeeper is an AI-generated video of your real dog that takes over your screen when X, TikTok or Reddit has kept you past your screen-time limit.