How can I get service/different breed papers for my 11 month old Doberman?

I live in a apartment complex which half of the neighborhood is apartments and the other half is homes. It is an upscale community and gated. Three people that live on the house side have Dobermans and now my community is giving me problems of my doberman living on the apartment side. I would like to get some kind of paper that says he is a service dog? Or that he is another breed? I didnt know anything about neither but I will not get rid of him nor do I have $3,000 to move elsewhere. Is there ANY possible ways to avoid them? Please no mean comments I am asking for help to your input. Thank you so much.

Simply put............you cant.Why?To have a service dog, one must meet the legal definition of "disabled" as set forth by the US Department Of Justice contained in the Americans with Disabilities Act, AND the dog must be trained in work or tasks that directly mitigate the life-limiting effects of the qualifying disability. You are not disabled, and your dog is not trained in mitigating work or tasks, so you cannot claim it as a service dog.Strike one.As far as the breed papers....a Doberman is a Doberman, with unique characteristics and conformation, so it cannot be mistaken for a Chihuahua, Labrador, Pug, Rottweiler, or anything else.Strike two.The rest is your call. Either conduct yourself with Honor, Integrity and Character by moving to a place that accepts this breed, or by giving the dog up........or show that you lack Honor, Integrity and Character by trying to lie, defraud, and deceive.Choose wisely.

Mariahleadme is absolutely correct.Even if you wanted to try and fake it, you couldn't. You can't have a service dog unless you're legally disabled under ADA standards. There's no way around it. Not disabled = no service dog.To top that off, the dog would have to be highly trained (strict obedience, socialized, non aggressive and potty trained) including being specifically trained to perform a task you cannot do yourself, directly related to your disability, that mitigates your disability. But again, no disability = no service dog.And if you decide to lie and say your dog is a service dog when it isn't? That's Federal Fraud - plus falsifying documents if you sign something claiming he's a service dog. Just for the Federal Fraud, the charges can be high fines (up to $50,000), tickets, jail and confiscation of you dog.The service dog avenue is a dead end. Beaucerons are the closest looking breed to Dobermans, but anyone who truly knows dogs can tell the difference. They look more like a shepherd mixed with a doberman. Or a badly bred Rottweiler, but that's probably on the breed ban a well. And If your Doberman is well bred, there's no doubting what breed it is. Well bred Dobermans look like Dobermans - they're pretty obvious. Why did they suddenly decide to have a problem with your dog? Or was a breed ban/weight ban in effect when you bought the dog and you knew it was wrong. If it wasn't in effect and you broke no rules, you may be able to break your lease.If you want to keep your dog, it may be time to move.

Unless you have a disability, you cannot call this dog a service dog; emotional support dog; or any other type of support dog that your complex would have to make a reasonable accommodations for under HUD rulings. (ruling below) As far as changing his breed, the owners already know that he's a doberman. Another thing is to read your lease concerning dogs in general. You might find some recourse there.

If the lease agreement allows you to have a Doberman your neighbors have no basis for a complaint if he is not a nuisance (indiscriminate barking for example) or uncontrolled outside your apartment and perhaps you should report people to whoever manages the apartments if they are harassing you because of the breed of dog you own.Unless your Doberman was a working dog defined under the American Disabilities Act, specialist trained to mitigate a real need that you have, you would not get paperwork.No-one will put their name to a document that states a breed is one other than it is if the person intends to rely on it is some way, as they could be party to a deception with repercussions for them.