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....

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

When Hank the Cowdog sticks his nose where it doesn't belong, he gets more than he bargained for....

Love doesn't come easy....

Cattle call. A gang of marauding dogs is threatening the calf population on the ranch, and Hank knows that it's up to the Head of Ranch Security to do something about it....

Hank the Cowdog and Drover, are just beginning their latest investigation when a pirate suddenly appears on the front porch....

The head of ranch security and his first lieutenant, Drover, are finishing up an exhausting morning of patrols when a mysterious caravan of trucks rumbles past headquarters....

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

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....

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

Someone has been raiding Sally May's garbage barrels....

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....

On a tip from Pete the Barncat, Hank the Cowdog and his faithful second-in-command, Drover, go in search of the fabled pot of chicken at the end of the rainbow....

There's a new dog on the ranch, and Hank the Cowdog is none too thrilled about it....

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....

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....

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"....

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

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....

It's a dark day for Hank the Cowdog. First, Loper invites Hank's archenemy Plato the Bird Dog over for some quail hunting on the ranch....