Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, a little mutt
Tuerto, a one-eyed killer stud horse
Sally May, a long-suffering ranch wife
Pete, a scheming little cat
Alfred, a five-year old boy
Grandma, Alfred’s grandmother
Ashley, an eight-year old girl
Beulah the Collie, Hank’s true love
Snort, a rowdy coyote
Rip, Snort’s brother

This is a tale about Hank’s relationships with three of the most important women in his life: Sally May (who thinks he’s an oaf); Beulah the Collie (who likes him but knows he’s not reliable); and Ashley (an eight-year old girl who loves him just as he is and plays “beauty shop” with his hair). Running through the story is Tuerto, a one-eyed villain with a grudge against the world, and Hank’s never-ending quarrel with Sally May’s cat. Hank wins points with Sally May when he saves Ashley from an attack by Tuerto.

“Tuerto’s Song” (Tuerto)
“Poor Me” (Hank)
“I Can See You Now” (Beulah)
“Oh Boy, Oh Boy” (Rip and Snort)
“Beulah’s Song” (Hank and Beulah)
“Thank You, Lord, For Making Gals” (Hank and Drover)
“A Fundamental Disagreement” (Sally May)

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, a little mutt
Pete, a very nasty little cat
The Lumber Pile Bunny, a rabbit on the ranch
Snort, a rowdy coyote
Rip, Snort’s brother

This story centers around one of the best villains in Hank series: Sally May’s pampered kitty. Hank insists that Pete is a dumb cat, but everyone else knows the truth: this is an uncommonly smart, very nasty little cat who is a genius at drawing Hank into disasters. When Hank loses a bet and Pete wins Hank’s job as Head of Ranch Security, Hank makes a fateful decision: he drags Pete into a wild canyon and leaves him for the coyotes. Instead of finding true happiness, he discovers that life without a cat is dull and meaningless—and he brings the cat back to the ranch!

“Bark At the Mailman Battle Hymn” (Hank)
“Cats Are Stupid” (Hank and Drover)
“I Must Dispose of the Cat” (Hank)
“We Don’t Give a Hoot” (Rip and Snort)
“Prairie Vespers” (Hank, Drover, and Pete)

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, his little friend
Loper, the ranch owner
Baxter, a cowboy
Benny, a champion stock dog
Miss Scamper, a sultry beagle
Rip and Snort, the rowdy coyote brothers
Wallace, a grouchy old buzzard
Junior, Wallace’s son
Madame Moonshine, a witchy little owl
A Cowboy Chorus

When Benny, a champion stock dog, comes to the ranch to help with a cattle roundup, Hank gets in deep trouble, loses his job, and goes into exile. After narrow escapes with the notorious coyote brothers and the buzzards, and a comical romantic fling with Miss Scamper, Hank saves his master from quicksand and is redeemed.

“Saddle Up Overture in C-Maybe” (Cowboy Chorus)
“I'd Like To Be Your Pal” (Hank)
“Song of the Road” (Hank)
“The Cannibal Way” (Rip and Snort)
“Hank's Lullaby” (Hank)
“A Pox, A Pox On Emily Post” (Wallace and Junior)
“The Third Test Song” (Madame Moonshine)

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, a little dog
Loper, the ranch owner
Slim, a bachelor cowboy
Sally May, a long-suffering ranch wife
Little Alfred, a five-year old boy

It’s a hot summer day on the ranch. Disobeying his mother, Alfred sneaks down to the creek and goes fishing, using beef liver as bait. Hank can’t resist the smell of liver and gobbles down a piece, never suspecting that it contains a fish hook. The dreadful decision of what to do about Hank’s emergency falls to Sally May, who has always regarded her husband’s dog as a fool and a nuisance.

“Alas and Alack” (Slim)
“The Sharing of Pain” (Hank)
“Sally May's Lament” (Sally May)
“I Will Never Eat Another Fish Hook” (Hank)

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, a little mutt
Pete, a nasty little cat
Sally May, a ranch wife
Snort, a rowdy coyote
Rip, Snort’s brother
Madame Moonshine, a witchy little owl
Missy Coyote, a coyote princess
Chief Gut, Missy’s father
Scraunch the Terrible, Missy’s brother
Other Coyotes

What would a dog do if he ever became wealthy? Pete, Sally May’s cunning little cat, convinces Hank and Drover that a corncob is worth a fortune. Hank has one and thinks he’s become fabulously rich. He stares at it so long, his eyes cross. To cure his Eye-Crosserosis, he has to visit Madame Moonshine, a witchy little owl. Then he pays a visit to the coyote village and turns his charm on the chief’s lovely daughter, Missy Coyote. When the coyotes decide to eat Drover, Hank surrenders his Incredible Priceless Corncob and the dogs escape back to the ranch—where they find another corncob and fight over it!

“How Do I Do It?” (Hank)
“I’m Rich” (Hank and Drover)
“I Am A Witch” (Madame Moonshine)
“Rotten Meat” (Hank, Rip, and Snort)
“My Heart Goes Wild For You” (Hank and Missy Coyote)
“Disorientation” (Madame Moonshine)
“Daddy Packed His Suitcase, ‘Cause Momma Was a Mean Old Bag” (Rip and Snort)

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security
Drover, a little mutt
Pete, a cunning little cat
J.T. Cluck, a rooster
Loper, the ranch owner
Sally May, Loper’s wife
Alfred, a five-year old boy
Sinister, a bobcat
Madame Moonshine, a witchy little owl
Snort, a coyote
Rip, Snort’s brother
Wallace, a grouchy buzzard
Junior, Wallace’s son

When Sally May comes home from the hospital with a new baby girl, it causes a stir on the ranch. Hank thinks it’s a Giant Baldheaded Lizard. Alfred is jealous of the new baby and runs away from home, into the Dark Unchanted Forest. He is followed by Sinister, a ferocious bobcat, and Hank must go into the forest and save the boy. On the way, he encounters a weird little owl, Madame Moonshine, and a couple of rowdy coyotes, Rip and Snort. At last Hank finds Alfred, sitting in a shallow cave with Wallace and Junior, the buzzards.

“Disorientation” (Madame Moonshine and Hank)
“Me Just a Worthless Coyote” (Rip and Snort)
“I Love All Kinds of Stuff” (Hank, Alfred, Wallace, and Junior)

Hank the Cowdog, a ranch dog
Drover, a little mutt
Pete the Barncat, Hank’s arch-enemy
Alfred, a five-year old boy
Sally May, a stressed mother and wife
Grandma, Sally May’s mother-in-law

One hour before her mother-in-law is due to arrive for a visit, Sally May is ready. The house is cleaned, lunch is in the oven, Alfred is scrubbed and dressed. She has a whole hour to get herself cleaned up. But while she’s in the shower, bad things happen in the yard. Hank and Pete fight over table scraps. Alfred turns on the garden hose, plays in the mud, and empties the pressure tank of water. Hank eats a glob of bacon grease and gets deathly sick. When Sally May comes outside in her robe and slippers, she trips over the dog and steps on his uneasy stomach, causing poor Hank to purge his system of the “toxic bacon grease.” Unfortunately, he does it in Sally May’s shoe. She is trying to strangle the dog when Grandma walks up: “Yoo hoo, I’m early!” This domestic comedy will resonate.

Sally May, a ranch mother and wife
Loper, her husband, a rancher
Alfred, their five-year old son
Slim, a bachelor cowboy on the ranch
Hank the Cowdog, a bungling ranch dog
Drover, a little mutt

Loper and Sally May have to leave the ranch for two days and all the babysitters are busy. Against her better judgment, Sally May agrees to leave her son and house in the care of the ranch’s bachelor cowboy, Slim Chance. After a “cowboy lunch” of Vienna sausage and crackers, Slim and Alfred lie down on the sofa for a nap. Slim drops right off to sleep. Alfred doesn't. He lets Hank into the house, and they polish off a whole gallon of strawberry ice cream. Then Alfred decides to give Hank a ride in a “space ship.” Even though the ship looks a lot like Sally May’s clothes dryer, Hank climbs aboard. When Sally May returns home, she finds a mysterious pink substance behind her sofa.