best advice is to not rush you will have the dog for a long time speak to people on here and get a clear idea of what quarry ,the type of land and how often you intend to hunt in your head ,theres plenty of litters about so you are in agood position take youre time mke sure the parents are at least 5 or six years old you will know when you find the right pup atb with youre search ps i came on here and was just like you i hadnt even lamped before i found myself a dog in the for sale section hes 10mths old now and i have had a brilliant time bringing him on so much so i want two dogs now cheers