Well, kind of. Not really. But also kind of - Chris's words, and we love him for it.
Chris was asked to comment on a Forbes article about pet portraits and how people memorialise their dogs, and got to share some beautiful paintings of his two OGs, Koda and Storm.
This is a stellar example of what happens when you consistently show up and put your genuine self into your content. Chris has been sending cracker EDMs about PK9's premium dog training gear and sharing his real stories for a long time, and that's precisely what gets you noticed. Writers and journalists are always looking for real voices, and if you're publishing regularly, you're much easier to find.
So well done Chris, and a little reminder to everyone else that your blog posts and EDMs are doing more work than you might think.
Check out the article:
You've got that sinking feeling. Someone had placed an order on your Shopify store for $500, and somehow the total had come down to $10. Your first thought: you've been hacked.
You haven't. What actually happened is simpler, and luckily easier to fix. You had a discount code sitting in your Shopify account called "FREE", or something equally easy to guess. Someone at checkout has just ... typed it in. And it worked.
Here's what it means and what to do.
From June 3 2026, Shopify is making some small changes to the information it asks your customers for when they check out. Nothing big, but it's worth knowing about so there are no surprises.
