John R. Erickson

"The drougt on Hank's ranch has finally ended, and it's a beautiful spring day. In fact, it's the kind of day in which the Head of Ranch Secuirty really wouldn't expect to find himself protecting the ranch from bloodthirsty mosquitoes, doing toad duty, or, most especially of all, standing between his cowboy friends and a sick and angry cow. However, that's exactly what happens when Miss Viola asks Slim and Hank to help Woodrow haul a cow to the veterinarian....

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, matches wits with an escaped circus monkey.

Hank the Cowdog is blamed when Sally May's car skids into a snowdrift.

Hank the Cowdog investigates reports of a phantom dog on the ranch.

When a calf is murdered, Hank pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.

It's a blustery day in late fall, and Hank decides to sneak into the back of Slim's pickup and hitch a ride with the cowboys to a neighbor's fall branding. However, instead of running into either Miss Viola or the beautiful Miss Beulah the Collie, as he'd hoped. Hank finds himself on the Baxter's ranch!

There's a new dog on the ranch, and Hank the Cowdog is none too thrilled about it. He's supposed to keep an eye on Jake unitl his owner shows up, but Jake's got other plans. He has to get to Madagascar before someone takes off with is treasure. As if Hank doesn't have enough to worry about, there's a saddle thief on the loose. Is Jake in cahoots with the robber?

Hank the Cowdog quits his job as head of ranch security and travels in search of adventure and romance.

"In Q&A sessions and in replies to fan letters, I'm not able to address those questions in a manner they deserve because the answers are not always short or simple. They require a bigger canvas and that is the purpose of this book"--from the preface.