Start Here
Follow Fidose of Reality if your heart beats dog® and you love Cocker Spaniels and their canine friends.
I’m Carol, and I am the founder of the Fidose of Reality blog.
Created in 2009, I created Fidose of Reality to cut through all the online nonsense and jibberish about dogs.
This is a reality-based blog backed by expert interviews, years of experience, and a life dedicated to dogs.
I cover caring for your Cocker Spaniel (and their canine friends) in these modern times. The health and wellness of dogs include their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
My Most Popular Posts
Cocker Spaniels
Is a Cocker Spaniel breed right for you?
How To Find a Reputable Cocker Spaniel Breeder
Cocker Spaniel Eye Problems and Solutions
Dog Health
What Is That Rash On My Dog’s Belly?
Hemangiosarcoma in Dogs: My Cocker Died Without Warning
Help for Dogs with Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia
Dog Lifestyle
We Attended the Betty White Friar’s Club Roast
25 Ideas for Summer Fun With Your Dog
Behavior and Training
100 Things to Do With a Puppy in 100 Days
Recommended Products for Cocker Spaniels
We love to share our time-tested and researched selections for the best products for Cocker Spaniels and their canine friends.
Read our Recommended Products selections
Where to Find Our DogMinder Book
I went looking for a comprehensive health and wellness journal for my dog. I couldn’t find what I needed, so I created one. It sells for under $10 on Amazon.
Get your DogMinder here and a freebie, too.
Get Our Dog Lovers Newsletter
Want to Work With Us?
We love working with pet-related brands and lifestyle brands that understand and cater to dog moms and dads.
Visit our Advertising and Sponsorship page for complete details.
How To Find Fidose of Reality Across the Web
- Fidose of Reality on Facebook
- Club Cocker on Facebook
- Instagram of Fidose of Reality
- TikTok of Fidose of Reality
- Fidose of Reality Pinterest
- YouTube link to Fidose of Reality
Who Am I?
A dog lover of the highest order is how Gayle King introduced me when I appeared on Oprah Radio with my Cocker Spaniel, Dexter.
I’ve spent the past nearly two decades working in the pet industry. Dogs are my co-workers and life’s purpose. Someone has to give them a reality-based voice. That’s where I come in.
I’ve been published in dog magazines online and in print, and I am the Past President of the Dog Writer’s Association of America.
I advocate for dogs, and Cocker Spaniels are in my soul. Google ‘Carol Bryant dogs’ to see.
Why Cocker Spaniels?
I fell in love with Cocker Spaniels as a little girl after seeing one in “The Big Book of Dogs.” She had a flower in her hair, gently positioned right behind her ear. I wanted one.
Dogs are more like us than not, but they are not humans. Dogs are the best of us when the worst of us breaks our hearts and lets us down.
I embrace a passion for dogs, and that passion somehow, in this crazy, messed-up universe, so very perfectly found its way to me. A little girl once lost found her forever home in dogs.
What’s your why when it comes to dogs? I’d love to know. My email is carol@fidoseofreality.com. Drop me a line so I can get to know you, too.