Yeah that's best but she doesn't sound like a hard one. I'd camp out in comfy but sort of out of the way spots and not look at her, not say her name unless it's meal or potty time, occasionally toss a snack but basically be as boring as humanly possible for doggo. Don't reach out to invite sniffs or pets and don't react to the barks even to soothe her.
You're doing things right but she seems to have a very reactive baseline and you don't want to do anything stimulating that isn't purely positive reinforcement of your presence.
If I've got a really scared one I'll not only not engage with them, I'll sit facing away and randomly toss snacks over my shoulder. Pupper will chill, being in her space is actually better unless they're territorial. Which is another kettle of fish.
You might not see much improvement if you're in different spaces entirely, so it's kind of a toss up what your priority is. If she's still eating and pottying for you and you just wanna get through the sit with minimal stress, that's valid. If you want her to actually warm up during this visit the above steps are the way to go.
My priority is always engaging with the animal but that is literally my job and you're just doing a coworker a favor and can always hang out with pupper + her humans at some later point to improve the situation for the future.
got back from an appointment, I came in, she barked a little, I just slowly did my thing and she calmed waaay down and now she is sitting by me looking for pets while I try to work
I would recommend for one of her meals hand feeding her, it's a little gross so ok if you're not comfortable, but it can really help them see u as good person in their life.
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