Let’s Talk About Paris Hilton’s Dogs Again

Though some celebrities adopt rescue dogs, Paris Hilton makes no apologies for purchasing her babies from high-end pet shops and breeders.

“I got (Hendrix) at Bel Air Pets when I was shopping for a house,” Hilton says of her newest purchase, a 3-month-old Chihuahua. “I didn’t even know I was going to get a dog, but I saw him and fell in love with him.”

Of her 12 dogs, 10 are either full or part Chihuahua. She adores the breed because “they’re so little and sweet with great personalities.”

Hilton has them groomed every two days and has hired a beefy security guard to tote them to and from her various homes in individual cages. Each has its own tag and locator chip embedded beneath its skin in case it gets lost. (In summer 2004, Hilton’s favorite teacup Chihuahua — Tinker Bell, who shot to fame in the first installment of The Simple Life— made headlines when she was misplaced.)

She also dresses the dogs in fashions from her own line of dog clothes, made for Little Lily fashions. This summer, she has been taking them for walks outside her Malibu beach house. “They like going on the beach,” she says. “I have little bikinis in my line, so they wear their swimsuits.” Inside the home, the pack is allowed to roam freely.

Besides Tinker Bell, Hilton has another Disney-named dog, Cinderella. Her adoration for the Disney world also is revealed in her décor, which includes a Disney character snow globe and a Tinker Bell figurine on display in a glass cabinet, alongside other trinkets and framed photos of family and friends such as Nicole Richie and Brandon Davis.

On the walls are several pop-art collages, including two of Hilton’s idol, Marilyn Monroe.

“I just really admire her,” Hilton says. “I think she was an incredible woman and had this specialness about her.”

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