For the rest of us, Erickson is a one-time bartender, handyman, and cowboy who lives in Roberts County in the Texas Panhandle. He’s the author of more than 75 books, including the beloved children’s ...

John R. Erickson has made a 40-year career out of writing stories about the escapades of a certain cowdog with confidence and ambition the size of Texas, but the self-awareness and instincts of ...

Decades later, Erickson is now an accomplished author known for writing more than 80 “Hank the Cowdog” books inspired by his time as a hired cowboy in the Texas Panhandle.

Odyssey Pictures has roped in "Hank the Cowdog," launching pre-production on the feature animation project about a smart-alceck canine who heads security on a Texas ranch. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Together, the two run 200 head of calving cows in addition to raising dogs. “We normally keep two breeding females and use two males for work,” Laura said.

Notable author of the "Hank the Cowdog” book series, John R. Erickson, held a book signing Thursday at the Burrowing Owl Books store in Amarillo, drawing more than 100 excited readers of the ...

Marrs is no stranger to the saddles he painstakingly fashions in his shop. In his younger days, he was a working cowboy, riding, roping and wrangling on ranches in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico ...