Pointers? Nope, I've got a lab mutt. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif
Ahem, cough, cough...
I've found that consistant training with both verbal and hand signals works best. Be careful not to use confusing signals, i.e.: instead of saying, "No," or "Down" to keep the dog from jumping on you or someone else, use the command, "Off." There is a book I studied and used to train my dog, IIRC the title was Good Dog, Bad Dog (or something close to it). Training the dog was easy.
However, getting the rest of the household to use the same commands and to use the signals, too, was not. That is a very important factor in having a well trained dog. And a well behaved dog is a whole lot easier to take care of.
And often family or friends will try to get the dog to do things she knows she is not supposed to do. They'll say that it's OK to let the dog up on furniture, to be fed from the table, or to jump on them. It's not. It's no more acceptable than condoning children who behave badly and having people outside of the immediate family tell you how to raise your children. It makes bad behavior acceptable and confuses them about authority, which complicates learning and discipline.