We use the portal to video-chat with our parents in other states and their/our dogs sometimes enter the living area from other parts of the house. My dad/mom always has to walk over to the portal and lean it forward or put it down on the floor to show us our dog Toby, who is quite responsive to the sound of our voices. I'd love it if a software update could detect the dog (or cat) if it comes into view as it does a new person.