Meet Eros, the 8-year-old dog delivering groceries to his neighbors in Colombia

• Eros is an 8-year-old Labrador who lives with his family in Medellín, Colombia.
• The dog has been learning the names and locations of customers across his neighborhood.
• He now knows about five different people and delivers groceries to their door. 
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A handful of residents in Medellín, Colombia, are greeted with a wagging tail and a basket full of groceries each time they receive a delivery from their local mini-mart.

Eros, an 8-year-old chocolate Labrador, has been trained to bring goods from his family's store to locals in the neighborhood.   

While this would be a friendly surprise before the pandemic, Eros is now playing an important role in helping his family and neighbors keep a safe distance. 

"He helps us to maintain social distancing," Eros' owner Maria Natividad Botero told AP News. "And people love it when we send the dog."

With practice and a lot of treats, Eros has memorized names and locations of about five people across town.

When he arrives at the door, he'll be thanked with a treat. Inside the basket, the customers will find a receipt, and they can pay for the goods through a bank transfer.

"He's quite a glutton," Botero told AP News. "He won't leave your house until you give him a treat."

As social distancing becomes a normal consideration in everyday tasks, some pets are beginning to take on new jobs and responsibilities. For instance, Sunny, a golden retriever in Colorado, dropped off groceries for a neighbor who was self-isolating. 

Earlier this year, Hannah Lucas and her team of sled dogs could be spotted traveling across rural Maine with groceries in tow for seniors. 

"I really just wanted to help minimize their risk with the pandemic going on," Lucas previously told Insider.  

In return, the animals are all given love, scratches, and treats. 

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