Hey W'ist, your dog catches balls while they are still airborne. My dogs sit there and watch them roll by, until we got a dachshund/beagle mix that's smart as a whip. My son renamed her "Rexi", after watching those short front legs frantically grabbing (w/o any success) at a ball under the couch, à la T Rex.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.