John R. Erickson

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....

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

It's scrap day on the ranch, and Hank is looking forward to a delicious feast of juicy, fatty bacon scraps....

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

When Sally May and Loper head off to visit the relatives, leaving Slim in charge of Little Alfred, Hank knows that trouble is sure to come knocking....

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"....

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....

There's been a brutal murder on the ranch, and it's up to Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, to conduct the investigation....

Everyone loves Drover, Hank's trusty sidekick. But have you ever wondered what the little, white, stub-tailed dog's life was like before he came to the ranch? Find out....

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

It’s the kind of day in which the head of ranch security really wouldn’t expect to find himself protecting the ranch from bloodthirsty mosquitoes, doing toad duty, or, most especially of all, standing between his cowboy friends and a sick and angry cow....

As Head of Ranch Security, Hank knows that it's his job to clear the ranch of all intruders - and that includes gophers....

It's summertime, and the weather on Hank's West Texas ranch is hot and dry. So dry, in fact, that everyone is on the lookout for prairie fires....

Hank couldn't be more thrilled when Beulah the Collie comes to the ranch looking for help....

Hank interrogates J. T. Cluck and tries to figure out what scary creatures are planning an attack on the ranch....

From rags to riches... When Pete the Barncat offers to trade good, juicy steak scraps for a couple of old corncobs, Hank the Cowdog smells a rat....

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....

It’s all hands on deck after head rooster J.T. Cluck files an alarming report that the Charlies have invaded the ranch! And, things go from bad to worse when, in the midst of the chaos, Drover turns up missing.

Tricked-up pickup! Hank the Cowdog is about to go on the ride of his life! When the old pickup truck breaks down, Slim ends up with a brand-new model....