Here is the puzzle:

"-ost -estru-ti-e -hewing o--urs -ust -efore the owner returns ho-e. The -og is an-iousl- anti-i-ating the owner's return an- this energ- is release- -- -hewing. -ou -an -re-ent -our -og fro- in-is-ri-natel- -hewing whate-er is han-- an- instea- -hew her own to-s. Whene-er -ou return ho-e, insist that -our -og greet -ou with a to- in her -outh. At first -ou will ha-e to hel- her -- telling her to "fin-" her to-. -o not gi-e -our usual ho-e -o-ing greeting until she has a to- fir-l- in her -outh. Within a few -a-s, -our -og will reali-e that -ou ne-er sa- hello unless she has a to- in her -outh. Now when -our -og starts anti-i-ating -our return, she will auto-ati-all- -egin loo-ing for a to- with whi-h to gain -our greeting an- a--ro-al when -ou -o return. If a to- is alrea-- in her -outh, she will -e li-el- to -hew on it, rather than on the furniture, to release tension. ~~ Gwen -ohnen-a--, "-anners for the -o-ern -og""

Letters left to guess:
B C D J K M P Q V X Y Z

Score:


Fuzzy317 E (83); T (64); H (50) = 280 points (!!!)
MomofFuzzyFaces A (45); S (36); F (10) = 136 points
Karen O (63) = 126 points
Randi N (60); G (24); R (56); L (29); W (23) = 192 points
Delidog I (55) = 110 points
Sleipnir U (33) = 66 points

Good Luck !!!