• The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

  • By: John R. Erickson
  • Narrated by: John R. Erickson
  • Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,414 ratings)

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The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

By: John R. Erickson
Narrated by: John R. Erickson
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Publisher's summary

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. While investigating a murder on the ranch, Hank finds himself the number-one suspect. He resigns and heads for the hills to become an outlaw. A band of ruthless coyotes are happy to teach Hank the trade. Will Hank be forced to raid his own ranch?

Hank sings "How Do I Do It?" and Rip and Snort sing "Me, Just a Worthless Coyote" in this hilarious adventure for the whole family.

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©1983 John R. Erickson (P)1983 John R. Erickson

Critic reviews

"Hank and his tales are hilarious....John R. Erickson's expressive, versatile, and energetic performance brings his own creation to life perfectly. Music and sound effects throughout complement this delightful tale, which will have listeners howling at Hank, the coyotes, and maybe the moon." (AudioFile)

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Loved it!

We listened to the entire story in one sitting. We love our Hank the Cowdog!

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Best book ever

I really love this book. It’s full of humor and you can’t really help but love the characters like Drover And Hank. Muffle snicker pork chop

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I loved this series as a kid!

I'm listening out of nostalgia. I love it just as much as I did when I was a kid!

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Background music makes it hard to hear the story

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A great story performed well by the author. However I find it hard to make out his words over all the background music. I used the listen to Hank the Cowdog as a kid and I don't remember all the background music being there. Was it added later? I wish it were gone so I could hear the story.

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Love this book and we aren’t kids

Love the sweet book and we aren’t kids. Thank you for such a cute storyline.

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Well Read Story

Fun, well-read story the whole family enjoys. Boys will especially appreciate this book with Hank's laugh out loud antics.

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A book that defined my childhood!

From start to finish it's a story that kids and adults can both enjoy! Loved it!!

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A fave from Childhood, now my kids love it

This was one of my favorite audio book series as a child. Now I get to share the magic of Hank the Cowdog with my children. They love it and find the series very funny.

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Great…

It was an awesome book, the author was awesome, (I’ve heard that he does all the voices himself) 🤯 but all in all, they repeat this kinda story in some of the other books. Owners get mad, hank goes away… over and over. Thankfully, not all of the books have that same trait. Actually, most of them don’t, but you get the point..

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Classic! Great with the kids

Kept the kids off their devices for 5 hours listening off and on. Wife and I laugh as much as the kids do.

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