I'm in Marlboro- so pretty close to you! Samson did ok last winter- hes not the biggest fan of the cold but he stands it much better than the hot summers! He loves the snow (when its frozen, when it melts he hates being wet). His favorite thing to do was come out when we shoveled the driveway- he chases the snow that we are throwing from the driveway- he likes to be covered in it!! Just makes sure that he has a nice warm house to go into, and if he ends up like Samson have a towel near the door to dry him off right away! But you will have a lot of fun in the snow with your puppy, Samson is 15 months now so he was a puppy last winter... I never used to like to go out in the snow, but we have a lot of fun together now!