crow_noir guessed correctly:

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer. ~ Leo Rosten

crow-noir would like to pass it to the player with the highest score, and that would be

delidog

Score:
Dixieland Dancer E(7) = 14
petspoil O(6) = 12
delidog I(4) + R(6) + G(8) + S(2) + F(1) = 25
Souraya A(6) = 12
Rottie D(4) + T(5) + L(2) = 11
ShepherdLover N(5) + C(3) = 8
crow_noir B(1) =1

[ October 22, 2001: Message edited by: Fuzzy317 ]

[ October 22, 2001: Message edited by: Fuzzy317 ]