ðə dˈɑːɡ ɪn kwˈɛstʃən wʌz bæɹˈɔːdz lˈeɪt pˈɛt, nˈɪpɚ, hˈuːm hiː hæd ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ˈæftɚ ðə pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ mˈɑːɹk wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ɐ bɹˈɪstəl stˈeɪdʒ sˈɛt pˈeɪntɚ.
The dog in question was Barraud's late pet, Nipper, whom he had inherited after the premature death of his elder brother Mark (1848–1887), a Bristol stage set painter.