How Does Your Animal Show Affection?

I call people like you "converts". Yall make some of the best cat people, because it's like "what have I missed my whole life?" My best high school friend and I still are and still keep in touch. Years ago, when he was still single, he'd come visit every now and then when we still lived in Macon. He wasn't a cat person, but he didn't dislike cats either. Ours would always migrate to him. Now that he has a lady friend, she loves cats. They have two and both cats are HIS cats and it just pisses her off. LOL
"Both cats are HIS cats....." I have the same situation with my girlfriend and our shepherds. The oldest girl was hers for a few years before we moved to AZ together, the two we've gotten together since, have all become "mine". She does all the hard doggie work, I do the playing.
Our newest puppy bonded with her, Liz was sooooo happy!
Then she destroyed her knee, I'm taking care of all of them, and her puppy has changed allegiance to me.
After Liz recovers I'll probably have to go back to california for a month so she can get her puppy back, lol.