Aug,18,2004:  A reader alerts us to a collection of pictures of Paris Hilton hanging the posters (all by herself-- did she give the staff a day off?) urging the return of beloved chihuahua/"daughter" Tinkerbell. Please note that the poster features a picture of Paris with Tink, conveniently letting any potential dog-nappers know exactly to whom they should address the ransom notes.

Paris Hilton Lost Dog Sign On eBay

It seemed deliciously inevitable that Paris Hilton's poster-board plea for the safe return of pet/daughter Tinkerbell would wind up on eBay. What took so long? Let the bidding begin to marvel at Paris' design skills; savor the subtle invocation of ransom-note iconography in her her all-caps typeface and criminally mangled, repeat-felon-level grammar. Of course, caveat eBay emptor--anyone could have slapped up this image and claimed to be "driving through the Hollywood Hills" to find the poster.

Ay, Chihuahua!
Paris is missing a pal

Paris Hilton is stepping up her pleas for the safe return of her beloved Chihuahua, Tinkerbell.

As we told you yesterday, the hotel heiress has been bereft since her canine fashion accessory disappeared a week ago.

Hilton's minions have plastered her Hollywood Hills neighborhood with posters of a sad-eyed little Tinkerbell. Initially, Paris offered a $1,000 reward. Getting nervous, she's now promised $5,000.

The posters make no mention of Paris.

"If they find out Tinkerbell is my dog, they'll hold it for ransom," Hilton worries in In Touch Weekly. "Everyone knows I'm rich, so they'll want millions."

Though Tinkerbell is often seen in a pink Chanel suit with tiny matching shoes, she was wearing no couture when last seen.

Some wags wonder if the pooch may have bolted Hilton's pad in a jealous rage. After having only one pet for years, the "Simple Life" star has lately been seen fawning over a fluffy dog named Prince. She's also brought home a shifty-looking ferret and a kitten who puts on an all-sweet-and-helpless act.

Hilton's former chef Lyla Livingston claimed last year that Paris had been less than attentive to Tinkerbell - that she once found the dog in Hilton's bedroom looking malnourished, tail between its legs.

Paris, who fired Livingston, later retorted, "Tinkerbell is like my daughter!"

A friend argues, "Paris has had a million pets, but Tinkerbell is special to her."

Maybe Tink is just laying low, embarrassed about Warner Books' publication of "The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries" - an unauthorized (and fictitious) tell-all about "my life tailing Paris Hilton."

Let's hope Tinkerbell is found soon, before she does something crazy, like making a doggy-style video with some undesirable schnauzer.
(Gawker Media – www.defamer.com)