YOU SAID:
my dog ate some muffins while my cat had a shower
INTO JAPANESE
私の猫がシャワーを浴びている間に私の犬はマフィンを食べ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My dog ate muffins while my cat was taking a shower
INTO JAPANESE
私の猫がシャワーを浴びている間に私の犬はマフィンを食った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My dog ate a muffin while my cat was taking a shower.
INTO JAPANESE
私の犬は、私の猫がシャワーを浴びている間にマフィンを食びました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My dog ate a muffin while my cat was taking a shower.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.