Pippa & the Bumblebee (Help)

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Ok, I know this is a long shot but a Mom has to try. While looking for pictures of my girls with their favorite toy, I came across quite a few of Pippa with her very favorite...Bumblebee. She absolutely loves the bees! She has one in her mouth at all times. She takes it outside for her potty breaks and comes right back in with it.

Once in a while she drops it and comes back inside the house without it. Before long I hear a high pitched bark at the back door and know she has remembered her forgotten bee. I open the door and off she goes to rescue it.

Those poor bees are looking pretty awful! They came out of a Hide-a-bee toy. I hate how bad they look but she chooses that bee before all her other (many other) toys. I have contacted the company in an effort to buy replacements. They have since changed the look and style of the bees and don't have any old stock left. The old bees were a plastic cylinder that squeaked (ours quit squeaking long ago). The new bees are fatter and have more of a stuffed body like the one in the middle below.

Pippa could hardly wait for me to get done taking their picture so she could get her favorite bee again.

On the off chance that someone has this toy and their dog does not love it like Pippa does, I am making this plea. Please help me! I am seriously willing to pay for any bees in better shape than the sad ones I already have. Name your price.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I sent the links. Amazon still sells them.

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

Those are the cutest pictures ever!  I wish I could help but have never seen that toy.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thanks Judy!

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

How cute is that! I wish I had some to send you.  I'll keep an eye out on the off chance I come across the toy,  you never know!

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thank you Janie! The more people that are looking sure does increase my chances.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Amazon has the replacement bees. There is a hive that goes with them. If she likes the bees, she may also like their squirrel toy.

http://www.amazon.com/Outward-Hound-31014-Replacement-Multicolor/dp...

http://www.amazon.com/Outward-Hound-31010-Interactive-4-Piece/dp/B0...

http://www.amazon.com/Outward-Hound--Squirrel-Squeak-4-Piece/dp/B00...

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thanks Laurie. Unfortunately the ones they sell are the new version with a "stuffed" bee. We also have the squirrels and the birds Pippa just loves the darn bee. She does play with the others but the bees are her true love. I keep looking at places like TJMaxx, Marshalls and Homegoods thinking they might still have the older version but so far, no luck.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I guess I could have read the whole discussion :) LOL I would put them in a pillowcase, tie up the end, and wash them on a gentle cycle. Maybe try one and see if that helps. 

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Sorry, no bees here, but I love these pics of sweet Pippa.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Thank you Jane.

[Amy and Annabelle]

Did you try Ebay. I know they sell the new style but there may be an old style on there.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Yes, I have contacted several of the people selling them and they are all selling the stuffed ones.