YOU SAID:
I got a dog and I named it bear
INTO JAPANESE
私は犬を飼って、それをクマと名付けました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I kept a dog and named it a bear
INTO JAPANESE
私は犬を飼ってそれをクマと名づけた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I kept a dog and named it a bear
That didn't even make that much sense in English.