John R. Erickson

Awakened by an attack from an invisible enemy, Hank the Cowdog knows that there's only one thing for him to do....

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"....

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....

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....

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

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....

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

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....

When Halloween arrives, Hank - the self-appointed Head of Ranch Security - has got his hands full of adventure....

Love doesn't come easy....

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

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

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....

It's roundup time, and Hank the Cowdog is ready to strut his stuff....

Get ready for laughs! Excerpts from 10 of Hank's stories performed in the style of an old-time radio show....

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....

Happy the Lab is back on the ranch, and it looks like he’s up to his usual good-natured, bumbling ways! And, it just so happens that he has wandered onto Hank’s ranch on a particularly exciting day: rain has finally come to their drought-stricken land....

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....

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....