uchi no inu hodo booru o oikakeruno ga sukina inu wa imasen.

There is no dog that likes chasing balls as much as my dog does.

Breakdown of uchi no inu hodo booru o oikakeruno ga sukina inu wa imasen.

• は: topic particle
• 犬いぬ: dog
• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle

Questions & Answers about uchi no inu hodo booru o oikakeruno ga sukina inu wa imasen.

What does うち mean here?

Here, うち means my home / our home / my family, and by extension it often means our in casual speech.

So うちの犬 means our dog or my dog.

In everyday Japanese, うち is very commonly used in this possessive way:

• うちの猫 = our cat / my cat
• うちの母 = my mother

It sounds more homey and conversational than some other ways of saying my.

Why is there a の in うちの犬?

The particle の links one noun to another, often showing possession or affiliation.

So:

• うち = home / our household
• うちの犬 = the dog belonging to our household

In other words, の is doing the job that English 's or of might do.

Examples:

• 私の本 = my book
• 学校の先生 = the school's teacher / a teacher at school
• 日本の文化 = Japanese culture / the culture of Japan

What does ほど mean in this sentence?