Wow, I've never seen a dark one like that before. All the ones I've seen here in U.S. are a light tan/orange color.
This does seem like a very dark animal, and I too am shocked at the coloration. It looks more like a wolf, even though it obviously is not.
Well technically it is Canis lupus is it not? That being said, I've seen this color in dingos before just never in a NGSD.