The Hank the Cowdog series began as a self-publishing venture in his garage in 1982 and has endured to become one of the nation’s most popular series for children and families. Through the eyes of Hank the Cowdog, a smelly, smart-aleck Head of Ranch Security, Erickson gives readers a glimpse of daily life on a ranch in the West Texas Panhandle. USA Today calls the series "the best family entertainment in years.”
Texas-based writer John R. Erickson is reading excerpts from his popular family and children's series, Hank the Cowdog, and posting them online, complete with actual cowdogs frolicking in the background.