After an exhausting morning as Head of Ranch Security, Hank the Cowdog goes on a fishing trip, but the expedition turns into a crisis when Hank reels in more than he bargained for.

"Slim Chance is in a bad mood. In fact, he's been in a bad mood for a few months now, and it looks like it might become a permanent condition. The ranch has been in the middle of one of the worst droughts it's ever seen, and when the clouds do finally decide to let down a little rain, the last thing Slim wants to hear is that Deputy Kile got more rain than he did. Things are looking pretty bleak until Little Alfred asks his dad to take him fishing,...

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.

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.

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.

When the ranch falls on hard times, Slim the cowboy decides to hit the road in search of a new job and inadvertently takes Hank and Drover with him.

Hank the Cowdog uses all of his sleuthing skills as head of ranch security when a major theft occurs on the ranch and Miss Beulah is kidnapped.

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.

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.

"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...