John R Erickson

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.

During the ranch roundup Hank gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to his problems.

Duped into thinking the world is coming to an end, Hank the Cowdog winds up in town for some more adventures including getting in and out of a case of "soap hydrophobia."

As head of security at the ranch, Hank the cowdog tries to find out who is stealing feed out of the feed shed, but ends up in a sticky situation.

When Hank accidentally swallows a fishhook, he wonders if he will survive.

Hank the Cowdog recounts some of his ranch adventures that involve Eddy the Rac, a raccoon described by Hank as "a pretty interesting guy."

While working on a mysterious case involving disappearing eggs and a fiddle-playing fox named Frankie, Hank the cowdog falls for Miss Beulah, the beautiful collie.

Nobody on the ranch has seen a drought like the one this summer, ponds have dried up, the creek is down, and the cows are kicking up dust. Then there is a prairie fire. There is a desperate need for rain, and Pete the Barncat is trying to ruin Loper's birthday.

"When a strange twist of events brings a yellow Labrador onto the scene of a roundup gone wrong, the entire rance quickly falls in love with this newest addition to the ranch's Security Division. Who can help loving a Lab? Hank quickly begins to feel the pressure of measuring up to this perfect dog, but it isn't long before everyone begins to notice that their sweet new pet, Happy, has a few personality quirks of his own. Will Happy stay on the ranch...

When he gets blamed after one of Eddy the raccoon's tricks backfires, Hank's search for the missing Eddy leads him and his sidekick Drover to a haunted house.