PARIS HILTON - HILTON'S 'LOST' DOG WAS AT GRANDPARENTS

PARIS HILTON's desperate search for her lost dog TINKERBELL could have been avoided if the hotel heiress had a better memory - she'd forgotten her pooch was staying with her grandparents.

The star of reality TV show THE SIMPLE LIFE dropped the dog off at her relatives and subsequently lost all recollection of the event, forcing her to believe it had gone missing.

It was only after Tinkerbell's plight started gaining publicity that the grandparents' housekeeper called and reminded the socialite where her pooch was, reports website PAGESIX.COM.

Hilton offered a $5,000 (GBP2,770) reward for the dog's return after it went 'missing' earlier this month (ends13AUG04).