Dog heads-up for customer visits, deliveries and meter reads

Your bot keeps short dog notes by address, adds a polite "please put pets in a closed room" line to your visit confirmations, and flags dog stops on your morning route.

What it does

The U.S. Postal Service counted just over 5,200 dog attacks on its workers in 2025, and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) says home service providers like mail carriers and meter readers are common targets. AVMA's first point is that any dog can bite, big or small, friendly in the past or not, and that it's the individual dog's behavior, not its breed, that matters. USPS asks dog owners to put the dog in a separate room and close that door before opening the front door, to keep dogs leashed outside, and never to hand anything to a worker with the dog right there, since a dog can read that as a threat. AVMA adds that owners can tell delivery services about the dog ahead of time and set up a delivery spot the dog can't reach. USPS trains its carriers to announce themselves by rattling a gate or making a non-threatening sound before walking into a yard, to keep watching the dog and never startle it, not to pet or feed any dog, and to hold an outward-swinging door with a foot so a pet can't slip out. AVMA says if a dog comes at you, stay calm, don't scream or run, avoid staring it down, stay still or back away slowly, and if you're knocked down, curl into a ball with your hands over your head and neck. If you're bitten, AVMA says to wash the wound with soap and water, see a doctor right away (or the ER after hours), and get the owner's name, contact information and proof of rabies vaccination. Your bot keeps it practical for HVAC, plumbing, pest control, lawn, utility, cable and delivery work. It keeps one-line dog notes by street address, adds a friendly pets line to the visit confirmations you send, puts a dog flag on the stops in your morning route, and has the bite steps ready if something goes wrong.

Copy-paste prompt

Be my dog heads-up helper for customer visits, using the U.S. Postal Service's dog bite awareness tips and AVMA's "Preventing dog bites" page as background.

My work: [HVAC / plumbing / pest control / lawn care / utility or meter reading / cable or internet / delivery / home health / other]. I usually see about [number] stops a day. Company rule on dogs (if any): [paste].

1. Dog notes: when I text "dog at [street address]: [what I saw]," like "dog at 41 Oak: big, loose in backyard, gate latch broken," save a one-line note under that address. Street address and dog details only. No customer names or phone numbers.
2. Confirmations: when I ask you to write a visit confirmation, add one friendly line I can send myself: "If you have pets, please put them in a separate room with the door closed before I arrive. Thank you!" Never send anything for me.
3. Morning route: when I paste today's stops, put "DOG" next to any address with a note and repeat the note in a few words. Add one reminder for those stops: knock or rattle the gate before going into a yard, and don't go in if a loose dog is there. Call the customer instead.
4. Rotate one short safety tip on days with dog stops: any dog can bite; don't pet or feed a customer's dog; keep a toolbag or clipboard between you and a dog that comes at you; don't run, stay still or back away slowly; if you're knocked down, curl up and cover your head and neck.
5. If I text "bit" or "bitten," reply with only the steps: get away from the dog, wash the wound with soap and water, see a doctor or go to the ER, get the owner's name, contact information and proof of rabies vaccination, and report it to my employer the way company policy says.
6. Once a month, list addresses with dog notes older than [6] months and ask whether to keep them.

Keep it calm and short. Never send me a long message while I'm likely driving.

Bot template

What you need

• Grok Bot chat
• A quick text after any stop with a dog (voice-to-text works)
• Your daily stop list (pasted, or a calendar connector)

Sources

• USPS Newsroom: Postal Service names top cities and states for dog attacks on mail carriers (May 28, 2026)
• USPS: National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign
• AVMA: Preventing dog bites (delivery personnel, body language, what to do if bitten)
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