Bringing Toy Poodle Home

Hello,

I’m a first time dog owner and I am faced with a dilemma. I’m bringing a toy poodle home tomorrow and while speaking with the owner today, they let me know that the puppy has been trained exclusively on pee pads and tells me the puppy is too young to go outside and that it’s too cold for him. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada and the next week looks to be in the 0° to -10°C range. He was born on October 25th. I would like to immediately get started with outdoor potty training and don’t want to use pee pads at all, as I’ve read that it almost always leads to confusion. My current plan is to see how he reacts to the cold and if he can’t seem to bear it, I will get artificial grass pee pads to help mitigate the confusion. However, as I am a first time owner, I figured I should ask more experienced people. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!