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 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"....

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

Hank and Drover have just hitched an accidental ride into town in the back of Slim's pickup, and boy, are they excited....

It's winter in the Texas Panhandle, and the ranch is covered in snow and ice....

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

Something fishy is going on....

Loper and Sally May have left Slim to manage the ranch while they go off to visit the relatives for the holidays....

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....

Hank is in real trouble this time. Loper and Sally May's relatives are coming for Christmas dinner, and Sally May has been working to get the entire ranch in order - including preparing for the Christmas feast....

Hank learns about a tool thief on the loose who uses a monkey to help him do his dirty work....

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

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....

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

When a funny turn of events brings a parrot to the ranch, Hank is not worried. After all, what harm can one copycat bird do? So he decides to go about his business....

When Hank is attacked by a Headless Cowboy, he knows it's going to be a tough day defending the ranch....

There's a burglar on the loose, and he's robbing houses with the help of a supersneaky, super-stinky, secret weapon...

Tired of his reputation as a con artist, Eddy the Rac sets out to prove that he's really a master magician....

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....

Rufus the Doberman Pinscher has come to the ranch, and he's harassing the girl of Hank's dreams....