犬がミルクをなめてしまった。

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

milk

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily