Though unremarkable at first and virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the litter, Pretzel soon grew to be extraordinarily long, much longer than his brothers and sisters.

He grew to be the longest dachshund in the world, earning a blue ribbon at a dog show.

[2] His length and physical prowess drew attention and praise from humans and dogs alike, save for one female dachshund named Greta.

It is after her rescue that Greta returns Pretzel's affections, agrees to marry him despite his length and the story ends with the same line and much the same illustration which opened the story, except the "five little dachshunds" in this case belonged to Pretzel and Greta.

[4] A 3D-animated television series based on the book Pretzel and the Puppies premiered on Apple TV+ on February 11, 2022 with Mark Duplass voicing the title role.