bæɹˈɔːd ˈɔfɚd ðə pˈeɪntɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɛdɪsən bˈɛl kˈʌmpəni, hˌuːz kəmˈɜːʃəl fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæf wʌz dᵻpˈɪktᵻd wɪðˌɪn ðə pˈeɪntɪŋ, bˌʌt ɐɡˈɛn ðə wˈɜːk wʌz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd, wɪð dʒˈeɪmz ˈiː. hˈoʊ ʌvðə kˈʌmpəniz lˈʌndən bɹˈæntʃ dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ðˈæt “dˈɑːɡz dˈoʊnt lˈɪsən tə fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæfz.”
Barraud offered the painting to the Edison Bell company, whose commercial phonograph was depicted within the painting, but again the work was rejected, with James E. Hough of the company's London branch declaring that “dogs don't listen to phonographs.”