YOU SAID:
i ate at the dogs place
INTO JAPANESE
私は犬の場所で食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate at the dog place
INTO JAPANESE
犬の場所で食べた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Ate in the dog's place
INTO JAPANESE
犬の代わりに食べる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Eat instead of a dog
INTO JAPANESE
犬の代わりに食べる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Eat instead of a dog
That didn't even make that much sense in English.