YOU SAID:
Today I went to the park and I got to pet a dog
INTO JAPANESE
今日は公園に行って犬をペットにした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went to the park today to pet the dog.
INTO JAPANESE
私は今日その犬を撫でに公園に行った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I went to the park today to pet the dog.
You've done this before, haven't you.