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The receptionist and part owner in the independent shop I take my Porsches to has a Yorkie she keeps with her all the time. ]It's name is Bella and even has a dog bed on the counter that makes up her desk.

Bella always barks and growls at me. She will start growling as soon as she sees me get out of my car. When I walk up to the service window Bella is right there barking and growling. I've tried giving her attention, petting etc, she seems to like it but as soon as she starts to walk away she turns around and restarts barking and growling. The last time I tried petting her she snapped at me, not to make contact, just to warn me. If the let Bella out of the office into the customer area she comes over about a foot from me and just barks. There isn't anyone else that comes into the shop that Bella does this too.

I think part of it is her owner coddles her when this starts growling. And picks her up and holds her when I am around. If Bella goes to the glass door of the office and can't see me she stops.

It is interesting that when she gives me a ride home when I drop my car off, she puts Bella in her dog bed between the seats right next to me and Bella doesn't make a peep. The owner is focused on the car and doesn't do anything or say anything to Bella besides putting her in the dog bed.