John R. Erickson

Hank conducts defensive maneuvers against an attacking silver monster bird. But the trouble really begins when Hank is stricken with a terrible case of "Eye-Croserosis"....

It's a tough job,but somebody's got to do it. Guts, glory, danger, and sacrifice are all in a day's work for Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security....

Something fishy is going on....

Dangerous dog or scaredy-cat? The ranch is in the grip of a sweltering summer heat wave, and to make matters worse, Bruiser the Rottweiler is on the loose....

It's all fun and games until somebody ends up in the pound....

Hank is the happiest cowdog in the universe when scraptime leaves him with not one but three juicy T-bones....

Using his top-notch law enforcement skills, Hank launches one of the hardest-hitting investigations of his career....

Pete the Barncat isn’t known for his reliable story-telling, but when his report about a strange, tree-devouring creature is corroborated by another source - namely J. T. Cluck, the ranch’s head rooster - Hank decides to investigate....

Hank encounters the weirdest cat he's ever seen, when he, Slim, Drover, and Little Alfred head over to the Hodge's place to feed the cattle....

Cat ranch or cattle ranch? Hank the Cowdog doesn't like cats. Not one bit. So when a mother cat and her kittens take up residence in the haystack, he does all he can to get them to leave....

When a enemy spy disguised as a chicken sneaks on the ranch, it's going to be a wild day for Hank....

Hank makes a foolish bet with his archenemy, Pete the Barncat....

Woodrow, Slim’s future father-in-law, is a man of few words. So, when he takes the trouble to warn Slim about an Arctic cold front that is about to descend on the Texas Panhandle, Hank knows the ranch is in for a rough time....

Things are looking pretty bleak for Hank the Cowdog. First he gets sick on poisoned bacon grease....

After Pete the Barncat starts a rumor about a Phantom Dog in the machine shed, Hank the Cowdog decides that he better check it out....

When Sally May and Loper head out of town for a wedding, Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, knows it's up to him to keep things under control....

It’s early January on Hank’s ranch when Slim and Loper receive word that an ice storm is headed their way. However, just as they’re about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to safely weather the storm, Deputy Kile calls with some bad news....

Slim Chance is convinced that he needs to build his own herd of cattle and invest in the future. But, just about the time his new herd is calved-out and his investment is beginning to look promising, the dry and windy weather conditions put the entire county on high alert for fire danger....

Happy the Lab is back on the ranch, and it looks like he’s up to his usual good-natured, bumbling ways! And, it just so happens that he has wandered onto Hank’s ranch on a particularly exciting day: rain has finally come to their drought-stricken land....

On a blustery day in late fall, Hank sneaks into the back of Slim's pickup and finds himself at a neighboring rancher's fall branding...the very neighbor, in fact, who owns the gorgeous Miss Scamper the Beagle....