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I have to agree with Dire Boar or Ram. A dwarf is going to want to stay as close to the ground as possible. Anything else would be to tall. These two animals are just as tough and honery as a dwarf anyway. For a mental image, read the scene with Athrogate on Snort in "Road to the Patriarc."

I think the tower shield is too heavy/big to use the way you want.

There are some feats or is a fighting style in "The Complete Guide to Drow" either the one from Mongoose Press, Malhavoc Press, or Natural 20 Press. Natural 20 I think. I forget which, there are like 6 books with that title. It allows your AC to benefit from both shields and has the pc using the shields in loo of weapons. I don't think it has a racial prerequisite. I think there is also a feat in "Complete Warrior."