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The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog
- Hank the Cowdog
- Narrated by: John R. Erickson
- Series: Hank the Cowdog, Book 17
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Action & Adventure
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It's all fun and games until somebody ends up in the pound. It's been a busy few days for the Head of Ranch Security, what with routine patrols and not-so-routine combat with headless monsters. When the dust settles, Hank decides to take a break from duty and visit his sister in town.
Publisher's Summary
After a brilliant use of the Syruptishus Loaderation maneuver, Hank the Cowdog wins himself a free ride into town. But when the ticket turns out to be one-way, the trouble begins for the head of ranch security.
It seems that Hank's beloved sister and her children are the target of malicious threats from the neighborhood bully, a Great Dane named Rambo. Honor-bound to defend his family, Hank devises an ingenious plan to ensnare the enemy. But will he sacrifice his own hide in the process?
You'll hear two original songs in this story: "The Chicken Bone Blues" and "Hymn to the Home".
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- Anonymous User
- 02-04-2019
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Thank you for this great experience and I will love to do this again thx
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