Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May's sheets while it hangs on the clothesline.

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.

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.

"To cheat or not to cheat. That is one of the questions to be answered on the ranch. While interrogating J.T. Cluck, will Hank be able to figure out what scary creatures are planning an attack on the ranch? After Hank lures Pete the Barncat into making a foolish bet for scraps, would Pete try to cheat the Head of Ranch Security?"--Container.

When Hank the puppy defends his backyard against invading phantom ducks, his mother says it's a good time for him to go out on his own before the dogcatcher arrives. Bonus stories included on this audio are the very first two Hank short stories ever written: "Confessions of a cowdog" and Confessions of a cowdog, part 2."