I got this as a Valentine's Day gift from my dad in 2002. She came with the name Bessie so I kept it as that.
I always loved how well made this one is, I have to go back and look and see who made her lol
Ellie has also been around for probably just as long, if not longer, as Kitty-mousey-doggy-bear. I just don't remember her from that early on hahaha
She has a rattle inside that's very gentle, and I do remember her having a bunny counterpart, but I wasn't as into that as I was her. You can see she's really stained; I washed her several times both in the washing machine and by hand, nothing ever worked lmfao the point is, she's clean lmfao