A few people have asked how we got the name "Zeldie". David's favorite Dave Matthews Band song is titled "Rapunzel". We both thought that was too long so we were trying to come up with derivatives of that. Although we both found many dog naming websites which we spent more time on than we'd like to admit, on thinkbabynames.com we found that you could do a search by prefix or suffix.
I started looking up names that began with the last syllable of Rapunzel, "Zel". I found nine names. One of them was Zeldie. Thinkbabynames.com says Zeldie is a Yiddish word meaning "happiness". That was pretty much the deciding factor for David. The name also has sentimental value because one of the first dates we went on was a Dave Matthews Band concert in Hershey, PA. We both liked that connection as well.
Last night Zeldie got up in the early hours again. I thought those would be the hours I liked least but I am beginning to think that is the time I like the best. The rest of the world is quiet and it is just the two of us. That is usually when she shows me whatever new game she has figured out amuses her for the day. This morning, it was chasing my shoes. She also barked at a fire hydrant on her walk and discovered her reflection in the oven and the dishwasher while we were playing. She was quite disappointed the puppies staring back at her didn't want to play.
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