ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hɐvbɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd sˈʌmtaɪm bᵻtwˌiːn lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, wˌɛn bæɹˈɔːd fˈaɪld ɐn ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt ʌv hɪz pˈɪktʃɚɹ əvə dˈɑːɡ lˈʊkɪŋ æt ænd lˈɪsənɪŋ tə fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæf.
The original painting is believed to have been created sometime between late 1898 and early 1899, when Barraud filed an application for copyright of his picture of a 'dog looking at and listening to phonograph'.