Note: I am substituting the character ~ 'tilda' where dashes '-' are in the text of this puzzle to reduce confusion...

He was -er- -on- o- ani-a-s an- -ept -an- -in-s o- pets. -esi-es the -o---ish in the pon- at the -otto- o- his -ar-en, he ha- ra--its in the pantr-, white -ice in his piano, a s-uirre- in the -inen c-oset, an- a he--eho- in the ce--ar. He ha- a cow with a ca-- too an- an o-- -a-e horse ~~ twent-~-i-e -ears o- a-e ~~ an- chic-ens an- pi-eons an- two -a--s an- -an- other ani-a-s. -ut his -a-orite pets were -a-~-a-, the -uc-; -i-, the -o-; -u-~-u-, the -a-- pi-; Po--nesia, the parrot; an- the ow-, Too~Too.

The Stor- o- -octor -o-itt-e
-- Hu-h -o-tin-

Letters left to guess:
B D F G J K L M Q V X Y Z

Randi - 44 Es; 19 Rs: 107 points

Molucass - 39 As; 31 Ns: 109 points

QueenScoopalot - 33 Os: 66 points

DukeDogsMom - 28 Hs: 28 points -- oops, missed one

joanofark - 7 Us: 14 points

Chelsea - 39 Ts; 30 Is: 99 points

Vio&Juni - 9 Cs; 27 Ss; 8 Ws; 12 Ps: 56 points -- oops again, sorry