Black canines/felines really don't bother me much. I may dislike the practice of having a realistic character on 000 black, but I wouldn't force my stylistic opinions on them, it's their character and not mine. That said, I do have two characters who do have 000 black pelt colors, my former and current characters of The Kreptic Circle (formerly The Ebon Circle). It does bother me sometimes but since they are shadow-creatures 000 black does help that mental image, in my opinion. From personal experience though, it's best you don't assume what someones stylistic intentions are. Ask them, read their bio, you might be wowed at how some people recreate different characters, animals, whatever in this game.