YOU SAID:
The cat and the dog are there
INTO JAPANESE
猫と犬がいます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a cat and a dog
INTO JAPANESE
わたしは犬と猫を飼っています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a cat and a dog.
INTO JAPANESE
わたしは犬と猫を飼っています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have a cat and a dog.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.