YOU SAID:
I lost the dog under the couch
INTO JAPANESE
犬をソファの下で迷子にしてしまいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I lost my dog under the sofa.
INTO JAPANESE
愛犬をソファの下で失くしてしまいました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I lost my dog under the sofa.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.