YOU SAID:

i don't like the cat, but i like the dog

INTO JAPANESE

私は猫が好きではないが、私は犬が好き

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I don't like cats, but I like dogs.

INTO JAPANESE

私は猫が好きではないが、私は犬が好きだ。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I don't like cats, but I like dogs.