When snow catches me at work I just leave Sparky where he sits. He does not like sleeping out especially when it is cold but he is a big boy now and can take it. I don't worry about leaving him overnight. Most joyriders and theives will be home roasting their chestnuts by an open fire.

On a side note, when I lived in Michigan for a while some people actually referred to me as Unc. You wouldn't be one those by any chance?