Paris Hilton’s dog found alive

Chihuahua had disappeared last week

Bill Cooke / AP file

Paris Hilton offered a $5,000 reward for the return of her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell.

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updated 3:22 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2004

LOS ANGELES - Tinkerbell has been found.

Paris Hilton’s publicist confirms that her chihuahua was found alive.

Tinkerbell had been missing for a week. The hotel heiress had put up a $5,000 reward for her return.

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No word yet on where Tinkerbell turned up or what her condition is.

Tinkerbell — decked out in pink coats or puppy-sized sneakers — has made regular appearances on Hilton’s reality show.

Posters for the pampered pet were displayed all over the West Hollywood area.

It’s been a rough month for Hilton. Before the dog incident, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarized.

Hilton, 23, and her sister, Nicky, reported the home they share in the Hollywood Hills was burglarized on Aug. 5 or Aug. 6 by someone who took jewelry and cash. Los Angeles police are investigating.

Paris Hilton was set to begin shooting for her first starring film role in “Pledge This,” about a college sorority, this month. She’s starred for two seasons on Fox’s “The Simple Life” with her friend Nicole Richie.

Nicky Hilton, 20, married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early Sunday.