<P> Hank : Hank is the main character and narrator of each story in the Hank the Cowdog adventures . Hank is the only character to appear in every single story in the series . Hank claims to be a `` purebred top - of - the - line blue - ribbon cowdog '' but is in fact most likely a mutt . He styles himself as the `` Head of Ranch Security '' and conducts security sweeps and nightly patrols . However his real task is to serve as the assistant to Slim and Loper in herding cattle . Hank has a superiority complex which causes him to have an inflated sense of his own intelligence , strength , courage and attractiveness . As a result of this , Hank frequently finds himself in sticky situations , usually of his own creation . Much of the humor of the series comes from Hank as narrator shamelessly attempting to make himself seem more competent with hindsight than he really was , but the reader is rarely fooled . Despite his flaws Hank is deeply loyal to his family and the ranch community and usually rises to the occasion at the moment of true crisis . The dog is based on an Australian Shepherd named Hank that was owned by a neighbor of Erickson 's when he was managing a ranch in Oklahoma . The neighbor wanted to use the dog to help with the cattle but the dog was not trained and proved a hassle . </P>
<P> Hank : Hank is the main character and narrator of each story in the Hank the Cowdog adventures . Hank is the only character to appear in every single story in the series . Hank claims to be a `` purebred top - of - the - line blue - ribbon cowdog '' but is in fact most likely a mutt . He styles himself as the `` Head of Ranch Security '' and conducts security sweeps and nightly patrols . However his real task is to serve as the assistant to Slim and Loper in herding cattle . Hank has a superiority complex which causes him to have an inflated sense of his own intelligence , strength , courage and attractiveness . As a result of this , Hank frequently finds himself in sticky situations , usually of his own creation . Much of the humor of the series comes from Hank as narrator shamelessly attempting to make himself seem more competent with hindsight than he really was , but the reader is rarely fooled . Despite his flaws Hank is deeply loyal to his family and the ranch community and usually rises to the occasion at the moment of true crisis . The dog is based on an Australian Shepherd named Hank that was owned by a neighbor of Erickson 's when he was managing a ranch in Oklahoma . The neighbor wanted to use the dog to help with the cattle but the dog was not trained and proved a hassle . </P>
what kind of dog is hank the cow dog
what kind of dog is hank the cow dog
mutt
mutt