LOS ANGELES, California: It is a dog's life indeed, especially if you are Tinkerbell - Paris Hilton's four-legged friend. But is a life of luxury everything it is cracked up to be?

In her Hollywood Hills home, Tinkerbell no doubt has her own jacuzzi, a closet full of designer clothes for every occasion, plus jewelled collars to match. Who know what else she enjoys - her own on-call groomer who washes her fur? Head-to-tail massages and weekly skin and body exfoliation? Maybe even a manicure?

Ah, the life of a pampered pooch - the life of Tinkerbell Hilton, the beloved Teacup Chihuahua of media magnet Paris Hilton.

Tink's life could be a dreamworld. She eats the best gourmet dog food. An empty can of her chow even went on ebay for $305! She accompanies Paris everywhere - a fashionable pair. Tink may be clad in a pink angora sweater, a mink jacket, a fur coat, or any haute-couture piece, happily nestled in her Louis Vuitton carrier.

But, is Tinkerbell's seemingly-perfect life as good as what it seems on the surface? True enough, not all that glitters is gold. While money can buy her all the luxury in the world and spoil her to death, it cannot buy happiness. Reports say that Tink hasn't gotten her fair share of what every dog, rich or poor, needs most - love. Allegations of Paris abandoning her pets and changing them like she changes friends have caught the attention of pet lovers everywhere.

Just recently, neighbors in the Hollywood Hills became fed up with the way Paris treats her pets. Shelby Segall, whose yard borders Paris', told the New York Post, "She doesn't treat her pets right. They always get out of the house and roam around the neighborhood with cars dodging the little animals."

Shelby also added that Paris had a little orange cat who kept on getting out. Despite several warnings, Paris didn't seem to care about it. The kitty was reportedly run over by a car and died.

Another neighbor was quick to add, "I saw her two little Chihuahuas running up and down the busy street. I put her in my bathroom and called Paris but she was not home. It took an awfully long time for her assistant, who just lives five houses away, to come and get the dogs."

In 2004 CBS reported that when Tinkerbell went missing, Paris offered a whopping $5000 reward to whoever found her dog. She was returned after a week, but no details emerges over how she disappeared, where she went, or how she was found. It remains a mystery to this day.

In 2005, Paris ditched Tinkerbell and started pampering a smaller Chihuahua named Bambi. Reports at the time said she left Tinkerbell under her mother's care because she became too big - well, bigger than her ideal size. According to People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), "Paris treats animals like last's season's trendy bag."

Next, she was spotted with her latest pet - or should it be "accessory" - ferrets named Dolce and Gabbana. However authorities were quick to act, as it is illegal to carry around ferrets in California. Then, during a trip to Las Vegas, a small primate caught Paris' eye. She picked up a kinkajou which she named Baby Luv. She was again questioned for carrying an exotic species.

Later in that same year, Tinkerbell was said to be back in Paris' arms, once again her main companion on shopping trips, movie premieres and other essential engagements in a socialite's life. Despite having rekindled their friendship, one question looms in the minds of those following the Paris Hilton pet saga: how long before Paris dumps little Tinkerbell again?

It should come as no surprise to those in the know that Paris Hilton was voted the worst pet owner in 2006 by The New York Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines.

True, Tinkerbell is still with Paris as of this day, but some have speculated that the Tinkerbell spotted with Paris may actually not be the real one - just a Tinkerbell lookalike - an imposter.

Poor Tinkerbell. Hounded by the paparazzi and used as an accessory. For this pooch, life is definitely not a peach, even when you're Paris Hilton's dog.