How Does Your Animal Show Affection?

My all-black girl (Mopar, see avatar) is five, and gonna die chasing a ball some day.
My long hair black and red (Hemi) is a lover, but unfortunately also a barker, and he's teaching the pups bad things.
The pups are both black and reds, seven months and five months. The older, Magnum hasn't got his ears up yet, coarse sorta short hair, the young pup does, he's Cuda. Cuda is just fluffy, don't know if he's long or short hair. Gonna be a big boy though. 50 lbs at the vet today,
Cuda is a heart breaker!