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| Name: | Zak Soan |
| Age: | 21 |
| Year of the fix: | 2012 |
| Location: | Peterborough |
| Campaign: | Educate people on caring for dogs |
From a young age, I've been fascinated with dogs. After losing 80% of my sight during childhood, bonding with them could be difficult.
However, I have become aware of the behviours of a dog over my lifetime thanks to continual studying of their mood and body language.
A lot of dog attacks occur against children, and it can often have serious consequences. This usually happens because people are not entirely aware of how to handle dogs in the home.
I have adopted a four-year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Taz, who was labelled a problem dog. But even though the mistreatment from the previous owner made it difficult to train Taz, I perservered and now work with a lot of 'difficult' rescue dogs too.
Through my film, I want people to understand how and why dogs behave the way they do with an aim to stop many being destroyed or abandoned.
A canine rehoming and rehabilitation centre where I work with Lynn to understand and train dogs
The local centre of the RSPCA which prevents cruelty towards animals
April 2013
I held a workshop at Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln, to teach primary school aged children how to look after dogs, and how to understand their behaviour

27th February 2013
I met up with a group of fellow Fixers to premiere my film to a small audience in central London. Accompanying me on the day was my mum Lisa, and my sister Charlene

At the screening I received a lot of positive feedback on my film:
'A useful starting point for primary aged children to understanding dog/animal behavior.'
'Clever graphics, simply illustrated points. Informative but not bossy.'
'Everything was good. It was a good way to outline the dos and don'ts, and a way of understanding a pets behavior while making the right decision to get one.'
'Very helpful tips. Gave me a better understanding of how to treat a dog.'
January 2013
My piece was chosen to feature on ITV Anglia and ITV London Tonight. From this my story was also featured in the Peterborough Telegraph
21st November 2012 -
Filming for my project began in Peterborough. You can read about it here:
http://www.fixers.org.uk/news/5325-11208/giving-dogs-scraps-of-hope.php
London Fixers Films Premiered
28th Feb 2013
Dog's Life Film Complete
31st Jan 2013
Dog's Life Film on ITV Anglia and Central
20th Dec 2012
Throwing Dogs Scraps of Hope
22nd Nov 2012
Preventing Dog Attacks
25th Oct 2012

Fixers is a project of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund, and featured on ITV.

