I think there has been some work on the rope for sure as the promo pic looked terrible. Nice figure but, agree about the need for guard dogs when they were on guard duty or ceremonial duties. Odd choice but, looks ok with it.
Only dogs I have pictures of with the SS were at Berghoff and, the SS were in their standard grey uniforms. Same at the leichterfeld barracks but, they were on patrol outside the gates. Have some five thousand pics in my own collection of the LAH and a large number of books which, have never shown ceremonial troops with dogs. Stand to be proven wrong but, I think this is a fancy doing that from Andy
Mitch