Hank the Cowdog

Author:
Erickson, John R., 1943
Erickson, John R
 
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Book cover for "The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog".
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While investigating a murder on his ranch, Hank finds himself as the number one suspect. Hank heads for the hills and becomes an outlaw, where he is befriended by band of coyotes. Then they unveil a plan to raid Hank's ranch.
Book cover for "The further adventures of Hank the Cowdog".
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Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-crosserosis.
Book cover for "It's a dog's life".
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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."
Book cover for "Murder in the middle pasture".
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When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wily cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.
Book cover for "Faded love".
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Hank the Cowdog quits his job as Head of Ranch Security and travels in search of adventure and romance.
Book cover for "Let sleeping dogs lie".
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, pursues an elusive chicken murderer.
Book cover for "The curse of the incredible priceless corncob".
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While trying to outwit his arch enemy Pete the Barncat, Hank the Cowdog is duped into believing a worthless corncob will bring him fame and fortune.
Book cover for "The case of the one-eyed killer stud horse".
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Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageious stunts get him into more trouble than he bargained for.

9.  The case of the Halloween ghost

 
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Book cover for "Every dog has his day".
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Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to his problems.
Book cover for "Lost in the dark unchanted forest".
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Fearless Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, enters the "dark unchanted forest" to rescue his master's son from Sinister the bobcat.
Book cover for "The case of the fiddle-playing fox".
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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.
Book cover for "The wounded buzzard on Christmas Eve".
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Accompanying Slim and Little Alfred into town on a Christmas shopping trip, Hank and Drover run into a wounded buzzard and a gang of toughs so mean and heartless, it's a wonder they ever make it back to the ranch.
Book cover for "Hank the Cowdog and monkey business".
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Hank the cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, matches wits with an escaped circus monkey.
Book cover for "The case of the missing cat".
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Pete the barncat swindles the intrepid cowdog out of his job as Head of Ranch Security.
Book cover for "Lost in the blinded blizzard".
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While battling a "blinded" blizzard to get cough syrup for Baby Mollie, fearless Hank charms Miss Beulah the Collie Dog, saves Slim and Drover from freezing, sings a love song about fleas, and outwits Pete the Barncat.
Book cover for "The case of the car-barkaholic dog".
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Stranded in town, Hank the Cowdog, finds himself drawn into a dangerous situation involving his sister Maggie and a terrible bully named Rambo.
Book cover for "The case of the hooking bull".
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Unsupervised for the day, Hank the cowdog and his human friends, Little Alfred and Slim Chance, mind the ranch with humorous results.
Book cover for "The case of the midnight rustler".
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Hank the cowdog investigates the mystery of a cattle rustler who works by night.
Book cover for "The phantom in the mirror".
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Hank the Cowdog investigates reports of a phantom dog on the ranch.
Book cover for "The case of the vampire cat".
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, bravely faces the dangers of Picket Canyon to unravel the mystery surrounding an unusual cat.
Book cover for "The case of the double bumblebee sting".
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Hank the cowdog suffers from a dreaded double bumblebee sting--or is it something much worse?
Book cover for "Moonlight madness".
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Hank the cowdog must protect the ranch from an orphaned raccoon with a bad case of "moonlight madness," an itch for trouble brought on by the light of the moon.
Book cover for "The case of the black-hooded hangmans".
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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.
Book cover for "The case of the swirling killer tornado".
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Hank the Cowdog and his sidekick Drover find themselves confronting a huge storm in the middle of the night.
Book cover for "The case of the kidnapped collie".
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Hank the Cowdog uses his all of his sleuthing skills as head of ranch security when a major theft occurs on the ranch and Miss Beulah is kidnapped.
Book cover for "The case of the night-stalking bone monster".
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While performing his duties on the ranch, Hank the Cowdog finds that his bones are disappearing, and his friend Drover claims to have seen a monster do it.
Book cover for "The mopwater files".
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Hank the Cowdog, head of ranch security, discovers that drinking a bucket of plant food restores his energy but also gives him a serious case of mopwater poisoning.
Book cover for "The case of the vampire vacuum sweeper".
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In his own modest way, Hank the Cowdog recounts how he barely escaped crazy Slim and his tail-eating vacuum sweeper and single-handedly saved the ranch from a huge catastrophe.
Book cover for "The case of the haystack kitties".
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Hank the Cowdog's adventures include being trapped in a runaway pickup truck and later discovering a nest of trespassing stray cats in a haystack.
Book cover for "The case of the vanishing fishhook".
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When Hank takes time off from the ranch for a fishing trip, he reels in more than he bargains for, when a fishhook finds its way into his stomach. When Hank takes time off from the ranch for a fishing trip, he reels in more than he bargains for, when a fishook finds its way into his stomach
Book cover for "The garbage monster from outer space".
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Hank the Cowdog is determined to find out who's behind the series of garbage barrel raids for which he is being held responsible.
Book cover for "The case of the measled cowboy".
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When Slim is left to take care of the ranch and little Alfred, who has the measles, he gets sick himself and a freak blizzard sets in, so it is up to Hank to try to keep things under control.

34.  Slim's goodbye

 
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Book cover for "The case of the Saddle House robbery".
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After Hank's ranch is robbed by a saddle thief, a new dog arrives on the ranch, unraveling a series of mysterious events.
Book cover for "The case of the raging Rottweiler".
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A huge Rottweiler the size of King Kong (according to Hank) threatens the security of Hank the Cowdog's ranch.
Book cover for "The case of the deadly ha-ha game".
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, and assistant deputy Drover engage in an epic battle with the coyotes, Rip and Snort, as they all seek some meaty treats.
Book cover for "The fling".
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Abandoned and lost in a strange town, Hank the Cowdog, law-abiding head of ranch security, embarks on a spree of fun and mischief with a jailhouse mutt named Ralph.
Book cover for "The secret laundry monster files".
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Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May's sheets while it hangs on the clothesline.
Book cover for "The case of the missing bird dog".
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Hank goes in search of Plato, a wayward bird dog, and finds himself face to face with an angry feral hog and her litter.
Book cover for "The case of the shipwrecked tree".
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Hank and Little Alfred get into trouble while playing pirates.
Book cover for "The case of the burrowing robot".
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, uses his keen detective skills to find the ruffian responsible for digging holes in Sally May's garden.
Book cover for "The case of the twisted kitty".
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After getting blamed when Sally May's car ends up in a snowdrift, Hank suspects that this is another plot by Pete the Barncat to get him in trouble.
Book cover for "The dungeon of doom".
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As head of ranch security, Hank knows that it's his job to clear the ranch of all intruders -- and that includes gophers. But when Hank's efforts to rid the yard of one such critter causes a stampede, Loper decides to send Hank to obedience school.
Book cover for "The case of the falling sky".
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After Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, collects clues from the chickens and the cat that indicate that the sky will fall, he springs into action to keep the ranch safe.
Book cover for "The case of the tricky trap".
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Someone has been stealing feed out of the feed bin, and it is up to Hank to catch the culprit.
Book cover for "The case of the tender cheeping chickies".
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In the course of his job as Head of Ranch Security, Hank the dog is asked to guard five chicks, despite the fact that poultry is his favorite kind of dinner.
Book cover for "The case of the monkey burglar".
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Hank learns about a tool thief on the loose who uses a monkey to help him do his dirty work. And before long, Hank finds himself face-to face with the pilfering primate! Can Hank help to stop the criminals in their tracks, or will the crooks get away to continue their monkey business?
Book cover for "The case of the booby-trapped pickup".
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, almost loses his job after two fiasco-filled rides in Slim's pickup truck.
Book cover for "The case of the most ancient bone".
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When Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, follows Little Alfred to an archaeological excavation, he runs into trouble in the form of a gorgeous golden-haired lady dog, a peanut butter sandwich, and an enticing, ancient buffalo bone.
Book cover for "The case of the blazing sky".
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With the threat of prairie fires looming, security expert Hank the Cowdog takes on extra duties as Head of Fire Safety, while trying to resist the mouth-watering hens in Sally May's chicken house.
Book cover for "The quest for the Great White Quail".
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At the request of his beloved Beulah the collie, Hank the Cowdog puts aside his urge to chew plastic and sets off in search of his nemesis, Plato the wayward bird dog.
Book cover for "Drover's secret life".
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Dover, a dog, describes what his life was like before he came to live with Hank on the ranch.
Book cover for "The case of the dinosaur birds".
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Unaware that his nemesis Pete the Barncat is playing yet another prank on him, Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, tries to save the world from "terradogtail" dinosaur birds armed with bacon-stealing laser tongs.
Book cover for "The case of the secret weapon".
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When Hank the Cowdog discovers there is a super-stinky burglar robbing houses, he jumps into action.
Book cover for "The case of the coyote invasion".
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When Hank the Cowdog hears reports that coyotes are planning to go after the chickens, he manages to resist the temptation to join them and instead thwarts their attack, earning Sally May's forgiveness, and persuading Loper to stop feeding him Cheapo brand dog food.
Book cover for "The Disappearance of Drover".
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Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim's pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show-and Drover decides to take off to visit his mother. Can Hank track down his faithful sidekick before Slim heads back to the ranch? Or is he off on a wild goose chase?
Book cover for "The case of the mysterious voice".
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When an odd turn of events brings a parrot to the ranch, Hank ignores the mimicking bird and struggles to keep up with Sally May and Loper's persistent requests to bark louder and dig up the flowers.
Book cover for "The case of the perfect dog".
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"When a strange twist of events brings a yellow Labrador onto the scene of a roundup gone wrong, the entire ranch 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... " -- p. [4] of cover.
Book cover for "The big question".
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It's the day before Christmas, and Loper and Sally May have left Slim to manage the ranch while they go off to visit relatives for the holidays. But, a storm blows in and the electric fence separating a herd of steers from the highway shorts out. Now it's up to Slim, Viola and the ranch's Security Division to jump into action!
Book cover for "The case of the prowling bear".
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Everyone knows that bears live in the mountains...and there are no mountains in the Texas Panhandle. So, when Slim claims to have seen a bear cross the road, no one knows what to believe. It must have been a burro. That's it, it was a donkey. But then, Deputy Kile reports that there really is a bear on the loose in Ochiltree County! With news like this, the ranch's Security Force goes on Red Alert. Will Hank be able to defend the ranch from a raging,...
Book cover for "The ghost of rabbits past".
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Book cover for "The return of the Charlie Monsters".
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When a turkey debacle endangers his relationship with Sally May and a case of poisoning almost kills him, Hank must figure out who might be his mortal enemy.
Book cover for "The case of the three rings".
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Slim must complete Uncle Johnny's "little job"--which has become more complicated than Slim signed up for--and race home in time to patch things up with Miss Viola, or their engagement may be over.
Book cover for "The almost last roundup".
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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.
Book cover for "The Christmas turkey disaster".
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Hank is in real trouble this time. Loper and Sally May's relatives are coming for Christmas dinner, and Sally has been working to get the entire ranch in order...
Book cover for "Wagons West".
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"It's early springtime on the ranch, and Hank is going through the usual motions of making sure that a warm spring arrives safely: singing songs about it, barking faithfully each morning, and helping the cowboys with their work around the ranch. However, in the midst of a particularly hard day's nap, he receives a report that his little birdy friend, Madame Moonshine, is in danger of being eaten by Pete the Barncat! Naturally, Hank springs into action...
Book cover for "The secret pledge".
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Of all the mysteries Hank has faced in his illustrious career as the Head of Ranch Security, the only one that still has him truly stumped is the key to unlocking Miss Beulah's heart. Why on earth would she go for a bird-brained bird dog when a specimen like Hank stands ready to sweep her off her feet? Could there be more to this problem than meets the eye? When Plato wanders off Billys ranch and Beulah discovers he's lost, she tries to enlist Hank's...
Book cover for "The case of the wandering goats".
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Hank and Slim encounter unexpected dangers and surprises as they search for a herd of missing show goats.
Book cover for "The case of the troublesome lady".
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On a blustery day in late fall, Hank sneaks into the back of Slim's pickup and finds himself at a neighboring rancher's fall branding...the very neighbor, in fact, who owns the gorgeous Miss Scamper the Beagle! Unfortunately, Miss Scamper has always been a little hard to figure out, and he can't decide if she's crazy about him...or just plain crazy. And, as the day unfolds, it even begins to look like she's angling to land him in a heap of trouble...
Book cover for "The case of the monster fire".
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"After his many years as a typical bachelor cowboy, Slim Chance is convinced-- against his will-- that he needs to build his own herd of cattle and invest in the future. So, he takes the plunge, takes out a loan, and takes his newly-bought heifers to a pasture on Viola's father's ranch. 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...
Book cover for "The case of the three-toed tree sloth".
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Hank the Cowdog investigates when Pete the Barncat reports about a strange, tree-devouring creature.
Book cover for "The case of the buried deer".
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Happy Lab is back in town, and it looks like he's up to his old good-natured, bumbling ways. But, while Hank and Drover might find him a little exasperating at times, this latest adventure proves that a loyal lab is a great friend to have when the going gets tough.
Book cover for "The frozen rodeo".
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Slim and Loper are about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to weather an ice storm when they learn some of their wheat pasture steers have strayed into town and onto the Twitchell golf course. Slim saddles his horse and heads off to retrieve the steers, with Hank's help, of course. A few mishaps delay his cowboying just long enough to coat Twitchell in ice and turn steer-roping into a rip-roaring frozen rodeo--adapted from back cover....