YOU SAID:

to let the dog go is to let him free

INTO JAPANESE

犬を手放すためには、彼を自由にさせることです

BACK INTO ENGLISH

To let go of the dog is to let him go.

INTO JAPANESE

犬を手放すためには、彼を手放す必要があります。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

To let go of the dog, you need to let him go.

INTO JAPANESE

犬を手放すためには、彼を手放す必要があります。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

To let go of the dog, you need to let him go.