lol I think poms growl and bark for everything As they seem to be barky/yappy dogs, Muffin the pom I grew up with was very grumpy lol and she would bark at people for soooo long after they came in to visit, and she'd growl if people touched her lol or tried to pick her up, or even just stared at her sometimes, she was funny--but definatly knew what she wanted, and definatly stopped what she didnt like!