What's wrong with this randomized string and if-statement in java

I'm wetting my feet in java, and I've stumbled upon an issue. I suspect there might be already an answer for it, but I'm too much of a novice to know what it is I should be looking for - it also means my terminology might not be correct.

In the following code, I'm trying to create a random choice from an array of words, then use an if-statement to either display or not display the word. The problem is, although the condition of the if-statement is met (either the string "cat" or the string "dog" are obtained), the action displays any of the listed words, instead of either "cat" or "dog"

I suspect that when I use System.out.println(exampleWord()); in line 10, the routine obtains a new value from the array, effectively ignoring the if-statement.

What's the easiest way around this?

import java.util.Random; 

public class Phrasing {
String word;

public static void main(String[] args) {
    int i = 1;
    while (i < 9) {
        if ("cat".equals(exampleWord()) || "dog".equals(exampleWord())) {
            System.out.println(exampleWord()); 
            i++;
        }
}
}
    public static String exampleWord() {
    String[] listedWords = {"cat", "dog", "horse", "fish", "turtle", "mouse"};
    Random random = new Random();
    int index = random.nextInt(listedWords.length);
    Phrasing wordOutput;
    wordOutput = new Phrasing();
    wordOutput.word = listedWords[index];
    return (wordOutput.word);
    }

}