Get a good puppy book, any book will do.

If you are going purely upland hunting, Huntsmith's Puppy Development Video I is good for starters. Vol II starts where Vol I leaves off about 6 months - 1 year of age. Personally, I wouldn't go with any Hickox books. From what I hear, never read them, but he suggests hitting the dog in his earlier books.

Read Delmar Smith's book if upland hunting or NAVDA's book for versatiles for waterfowl and upland (highly recommended by others).