I think the point here is that you have to have a suffix like -DI', or else you're saying something like, "I tickle a dog at all times; it bites me".
-QISta'
Right. In the English sentence "Every time I tickle a dog, it bites me," the phrase "every time" is being used like a subordinating conjunction. Klingon doesn't have subordinating conjunctions. It has Type 9 verb endings instead. Either use those, or use two sentences that make sense together, like {/dog/mey vIqotlh. reH muchop.}