On the first day of quail season Plato, the Bird Dog, is missing. At first, Hank is willing to let him stay lost. But when Beulah pleads for help, Hank caves in and takes off in search of Plato. Before he can catch a scent of the spotted bird dog, he finds himself face-to-face with an angry mother hog and her litter. Can Hank's quick wits help him out of this fix? Or will he become hog meat?

John R. Erickson, a former cowboy and ranch manager, is gifted with a storyteller's knack for spinning a yarn. 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. This series of books and audios is in school libraries across the country, has sold more than 8 million copies, was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and has won an Audie for Outstanding Children's Series from the Audio Publisher's Association. Publishers Weekly called Hank a "grassroots publishing phenomena," and USA Today said this is "the best family entertainment in years."