It would only appear that the dog is smart; however, what you can't hear (because of the music-over) is the dog's owner saying, "Run counter-clockwise around the pool, jump on the styrofoam float. Your inertia will propel you in the right direction, and you can paddle towards the ball.
After you grab the ball, keep paddling until you get nearest this camera (indicating) then, so I can pan the camera as you go by, jump onto the walkway and run past me to the left!"
6 posted on 05/30/2008 4:23:08 PM PDT by Does so
(...against all enemies, DOMESTIC and foreign...)