by Engel Metallurgical | May 5, 2026 | Sage Advice
Sage here, and I take dinner pretty seriously. Dinner is at 5:00, and dinner is good. Those are the rules. So when I heard my human say “recall” and “metal fragments,” I had a moment. Metal… in food? I checked my bowl. Still shiny. Still trustworthy… Probably....
by Engel Metallurgical | Mar 3, 2026 | Sage Advice
Hi. Sage here. This month I decided it was time we had a serious talk about me. I was five years old when my whole world went quiet. One day my person was there. His boots by the door, his laugh rumbling through the house, his hand scratching that perfect spot behind...
by Engel Metallurgical | Jan 23, 2026 | Sage Advice
Sage here. And if you live in Minnesota right now, you already know we’re not experiencing winter. We’re experiencing a personal attack by the weather. It’s the kind of cold where your nose freezes mid-sniff, the sidewalk hurts your feelings, and even I’m questioning...
by Engel Metallurgical | Dec 15, 2025 | Sage Advice
Sage had never seen anything quite like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” He’d watched it curled up on the couch between his humans, head tilting every time the Grinch slunk across the screen. When the credits rolled, Sage gave one short, confident “woof,”...
by Engel Metallurgical | Nov 21, 2025 | Sage Advice
Sage here, and I’m officially stumped. I usually understand human patterns pretty well… treat noises, walk noises, the tragic sound of “we’re leaving without you.” But this week? My humans turned the kitchen into some kind of high-intensity research facility. Pans...