We are not in a snow belt here in the Toronto area, and that suits me fine. Go 90 miles south to Buffalo and they get about four times what we do. We had one snowfall of about a half inch last week that promptly brought out all the salt trucks. Fortunately, the rain the following day washed it all away. We have had some rain through November and into December but no snow that lasted more than 24 hours.
The dogs love the snow. The Samoyed and the Border Collie have no objection to snow although ice may cause them both to fall - even the Samoyed that is used as a sled dog in central Russia north of the Himalayas.