Jessica Simpson is having a really difficult time dealing with the loss of her Malti-Poo, Daisy. According to People, she won’t leave her parents’ house and is generally inconsolable.
Her unnamed friend said, “Daisy was her baby. It’s going to put her in a tailspin. It will put her in the worst place ever.”
“Whenever things went wrong for Jessica, she reached for Daisy,” another source, a friend, says. “Daisy was her security blanket. When people let her down, she always had Daisy.”
On Sept. 19, her stylist pal Ken Paves convinced Simpson to finally leave her parents’ house. They went to Vino in Encino, Calif., for an attempt to perk her up.
“Jessica seemed okay, but wasn’t smiling much,” an onlooker says. “The wine made her relax a bit, but it was still obvious that she was having a devastating week.”
I believe in full disclosure, so let me tell you that I don’t have any dogs. I don’t feel a connection to dogs and I will never understand people who call their dogs “my child”. I just don’t relate. I’m sure if I had a dog, I’d understand the connection. So, I think it’s sad that her very adorable dog was snatched away by a coyote, but I’m shocked that People has written this many articles about a dead dog. Come to think of it, I’m shocked that I’ve written this many articles about a dead dog. The death of the greatest comedic actress of our times (Bea Arthur) didn’t get this much coverage.
Cheer up, Jessica! Things could be worse. You could still be waiting for an engagement ring from a dude who never had any intention of giving you one. Silver lining, silver lining.
At times I favor my cat over my children… That cat is too stinking cute!
The death of my dog last summer was one of the hardest things I’ve ever gone through. I definitely feel for Jessica. To many of us, pets are part of the family. Losing them can be just as traumatic as the death of a human loved one.
I totally agree. Pets are family members for many people, myself included. I would be totally devastated if something like this happened to my dog.
Jess, if you are reading this, do yourself a favor and walk, no run, over to your nearest local animal shelter. You’ll be doing yourself and those animals a great service.
Completely agree! Shelter dogs are cute, healthy (since they usually don’t suffer from the inbreeding that comes with being pure-bred), and great pets. The dog I adopted was a stray, and he is the most loving critter ever. (And I don’t let him go out in the yard alone at night cuz of coyotes.)
Psychologist treat people for depression related to losing pets, most people who have pets treat them like a member of the family and a child – especially if they don’t have children. So imagine a coyote took your youngest child, that’s how she feels. Please don’t discount someone’s pain and how they feel about the loss of a living satient creature they loved, it’s really cold to do. Plus she gets to suffer in public making it even worse. It’s a hot year and coyotes are real danger to pets this year, just a heads up.
I disagree completely. I can’t imagine a coyote grabbing my youngest child without also imaging myself chasing that coyote down and getting my baby back.
In order to even imagine that, I’d have to be able to imagine myself leaving my youngest child outside without adequate protection during fire season in Southern California, a time when coyotes notoriously come down from the hills to snack on small, unattended creatures.
The thing about being a mom is that you’ll do anything to protect your children. You don’t put up “missing baby” fliers after watching them be dragged away by a wild animal.
Oh Wendie, if I lost one of my two dogs in this way I would be a WRECK! I know I will out live them & I will have to deal with the loss of them one day. I also know that I will be very sad for a very long time. My dogs love me unconditionally and are the sweetest creatures EVER! My husband and I say they are like our kids because we do have to think of them all the time…if we want to go on a trip, leave our house for a long periods of time, have people over, have someone do work at our house.
I think some people think of kids the way you think of dogs, granted I know they are the minority, but some folks don’t understand why kids are necessary either.
Wendie – once you’ve had a kid it’s had to take the “my dogs are JUST LIKE kids” people seriously. While some folks may treat them as pseudo-kids in various ways, and think that because they have to call a kennel when they go on vacation that it’s “just like” having to find childcare, it’s 1000% different than actually having a kid. Raising a toddler almost entirely by myself, I find it hard to keep a straight face when my sister claims that her two dogs are “more work than kids.” Yeah right. Trade ya for a week? No? Didn’t think so!
Nobody is claiming that taking care of a dog is just as hard as raising kids. Not the issue…
Which is why most people should stop reproducing. It does our species no good to have a bunch of angry parents raising angry children.
She didn’t say she was angry about raising her children. She said it’s ridiculous when people without children compare having an animal to having a child.
You’re right, and I apologize.
Her reply about how crappy it would be to raise another’s toddler for a week exemplified the ideology of people I live around, I guess.
I feel so bad for Jessica- I had a dog until I was 17 (she was older than my brother) and I was a total wreck when she died three years ago. Sometimes I wake up bawling from a dream I had of her- like where she is there and then I wake up and realize it was a dream.. its super depressing lol. Its like losing your best friend.
I feel so bad for Jessica- I had a dog until I was 17 (she was older than my brother) and I was a total wreck when she died three years ago. Sometimes I wake up bawling from a dream I had of her- like where she is there and then I wake up and realize it was a dream.. its super depressing lol. Its like losing your best friend.
Wendie; Perhaps you should steer clear of writing snarky condolence blogs about individuals who’ve lost their pets. Particularly as you have no ability to relate to their distress. You are a parent; how would you feel if I said that, as a non parent, couldn’t relate to a mother who was inconsolable because her infant was carried off by wild foxes, into the desert… I think you get my drift. You have even been so classless as to mention Jessica’s failed love affairs in this tiresome little missive. How mean spirited, petty and cruel – I’m surprised you neglected to get in a dig about weight gain. My dear, you really do suck.
Yeah I don’t think it was right. That’s why I stopped reading the majority of Wendie’s posts.
One of the most traumatic experiences of my life, along with a miscarriage and being kidnapped by an ex-boyfriend, was the death of my dog. It is definately in the top three horrible things that happened to me in my life, and actually very hard because people seemed to discount its importance compared especially to the kidnapping.
Poor Jess. Plus she probably feels guilty.
My dog is 7 years old and has been the only consistent thing through the worst and best times of my life. When I was living by myself and completely drug addicted and a horrible mess… my dog was there. Now that I am drug free and getting married in 12 days… he will be there too. I can’t imagine losing my constant companion. I have never had any sympathy for Jessica Simpson in the past, but this time must be awful for her, and I can understand her heartbreak.
Good for you. Animals are the best, and pets are such a joy to have in our lives.
I just don’t understand why JS (and her handlers) were unaware that coyotes were a potential threat, and why they didn’t pay attention.Coyotes are not in the wrong, we just need to respect nature.
Maybe she was too busy having someone apply makeup or taping up her boobs to pay attention.
whatever someone decides or chooses to call their beloved is beyond our opinion. there are simply some things that we shouldn’t have any specific response to. i’ve flushed a ring from my father down a toilet and lost my fucking mind. i’ve shed countless tears over character dying on t.v. shows. but didn’t feel anything at my grandfather’s funeral. the mind and the heart are funny things. love has reasons which reason does not know. Daisy was clearly a source of refuge and safety for Jessica. Shortly after my first husband left me, I remember coming home from the hospital to my parents place after a terrible battle with pneumonia. Our dog, Spanky, stayed by my side for days while I grieved the loss of my marriage and worked on finding mental and physical wellness. It was his complete and utter devotion to me that got me through the darkest times.
Bless you, sweet Daisy. May you rest in peace.
And hey, Wendie – writing about dogs – people fucking love animals. it’s your job. stop complaining. it’s a pretty sweet job.
My husband is away for 8 days, and I know it’s ridiculous to be this upset, but what keeps me going (besides my job) is my animals.
Good for you! I’m sure your pets are as loving as ours. :)
There is a place you should not go if you don’t know what the eff you are talking about. That place is making snide remarks about pet lovers and how they feel about their four legged family members.
My cat doesn’t ask for money. He won’t need me to set up a college fund. He doesn’t give a flying f*ck how I look. When I had surgery he slept at my head with one paw on my shoulder. Until I was able to get out of bed to eat, he did not eat either. It was my worry about him not eating that got me up to make meals….he ate in the kitchen with me.
Honestly, I never wanted kids. I don’t particularly care about them and do not want to hear about any of yours. But I tell you one thing — I would throw myself in front of a truck if it appeared a child was going to get hit. When I hear a child crying at the other end of the grocery store, it breaks my heart. It is called human compassion.
I don’t know the exact reason Jessica’s little dog was out in a way that a preditor could snatch it. If she was even slightly negligent, trust me, she is dying inside because of it. But here is my little preach to my fellow cat owners: Companion kitties belong inside with the family! Your dear little friend should not be left to run free. I hear people tell me about their cats who were fed poison and one was fed broken glass. The neighbors did not like the cat in their yard. I had a friend who had a kitty that was doused in gasoline! For Christ’s sake! I will never forget the horror I felt as a young child when a family cat was hit by a car. He drug himself – a trail of blood – to our door where he died alone. We never had an “outside” cat again. I love cats. And maybe you love cats. But those who hate cats REALLY hate cats and want to hurt ours. Oh yeah, they do. Even the ones who might smile at your face. Protect your pets. Keep them safe and keep them inside or, in the case of dogs, in a well protected yard enclosure. No, they are not our “children” — they are actually more needy than that. They depend upon our human sensibilities to keep them safe.
Jessica, many of us feel your pain so much! It is too soon but when your heart heals a bit, take the advice of those above here….rescue an abandoned pet. There are so many wonderful dogs and cats who do not understand why their families dumped them at the pound. PetFinders is a wonderful place to start. That’s where I got my little boy…he is sitting right here taking a bath!
Team Pet Lover!!!
Amen, sister/brother. I’ve never met anyone more loving than my cats. I would be beyond devastated if anything happened to one of them.
Love this. Yes, Daisy should have been properly watched.
I love my cats and dogs SO much, and I’d do anything to protect them and ensure their healthy lives.
I feel her pain, but I also think this is an opportunity for publicity, which she needs now, and to pull it from a pet’s death is sick.
Oh, Wendie…this post was the ugliest I’ve ever read. you should be hanging your head in shame. I know it’s “just gossip” but talk about kicking a person when they are down, you have just taken the cake. I may be back but right now I have a compulsive desire to delete the beet from my favorites.
I dunno. I myself am not much of a dog person either, but if my family’s dog, Penny, ever got snatched by a coyote and was never seen again, I’d probably be pretty upset too. I mean, in the very least dogs provide the most basic emotional support (yes, even if it is just being cute and cuddly); when you consider the way that Daisy probably died….
Yeah, I’m with Jessica Simpson on this one.
If you’re not a dog person, you’re missing out :)
I have always loved reading the Beet…mostly for the fact that the writing is witty, boarders on mean, but without the hateful edge. Makes me laugh in a good way. I stopped reading Perez when he made nasty comments about the Travolta’s loss of their son. Don’t get a God complex…please…you are my morning favorite because you are down to earth and somehow manage to dish the rediculous without turning ugly yourself. This time you lost sight. You must have been out of touch with your usual gift to connect with others. My neighbor lost their dog to a coyote. Never saw so much grief in a person. Shame on you girl. Go make a donation to a dog shelter, send Jessica flowers, and remember what makes you a success is how you connect with others; not alienating yourself as a cold heartless biatch.
Fuck……IT’S A DOG. Get over it.
You’re an idiot.
You are truly an idiot.
i’ve had pets, i’ve loved my pets, but this shit is ridiculous. it makes me seethe in anger that there’s a bunch of people taking this blogger to task.
IT’S A FUCKING DOG.
you know what really hurts? when a human being that you love dies. i’ve had a death in my family in the past few months and i am appalled that people like this go on and on about how this is the most crushing blow they’ve ever had. if your deepest truest connection is with an animal that can’t speak to you, there’s something wrong. and yeah, watching the person who took care of you since you were a child get shoved in to the ground hurts more than i can say.
what the fuck is wrong with you people?
Tania, go see a shrink, STAT!
why? because my priorities make sense or because i don’t love my dog/cat/goldfish more than other people?
Who is claiming that one SHOULD feel more for their dog than a human? No one!
The fact is that people experience true grief when their pet dies, and this shouldn’t be discounted. It’s not necessary to compare dogs to humans.
NO, that’s not why. It is because you are missing the entire fucking point. Your priorities may not be someone else’s priorities…that’s why they are YOUR priorities. I am sorry for your loss, but there are people out there who are grief stricken over the loss of a pet. Those people should be allowed to have those feelings. No one is saying here that dogs are more important than people. Reread the entirety of the comments & get back to me, K?
i am not missing the point. you are the one who really doesn’t get it. there are people in these comment suggesting that they favor their cats over their children. jokingly to be sure, but jokes cover what we are embarrassed to admit some times.
i’ve lost both multiple pets and multiple people. one of my pets was killed by one of the people i lost. intentionally. but yes, i still grieved more for the human beings, those of my own species, who died. because they are people, not animals.
there’s something very strange going on here. an almost PETA level of outrage that someone might suggest that getting this upset about a dog is a bit much. it is. i know that dogs and cats don’t talk back to you and might be worth more to you because they can’t disagree with you. the hard truth of the matter is that a pet left unfed in a home after their owner dies is likely to feed on said owner. the tendency to anthropomorphize animals and over sentimentalize them is absurd.
i’m not denying that people feel grief at the loss of a pet. but i do disagree that the level of grief is equal. it’s not and anyone who suggests that is dead wrong.
I’ve lost a human and an animal in the past month, and the pain is the same. It’s for your own loss and knowing that you’ll never have them in your life again. They’re gone, and it hurts like hell, but that’s life.
With that said, you’re a douche.
touche! you really told me what for. maybe it’s because you had two losses at the same time? oh no, it’s just that losing a pet is just the same as losing a person.
RIIIIGHHHHT!
i guess your compassion stops when someone starts to disagree with you. nice!
I think what you are missing is that grief is grief and you cannot judge how much anyone will hurt over the loss of a beloved pet. I think what you need to do is maybe face that the facts that you cannot understand what someone else is going through which is where your compassion ends.
Some people, for whatever reason, can’t relate to animals, or caring for beings that aren’t human. They will never understand this, and they usually pull the “there are people around you being abused” line . It’s the same as people forgiving Vick. Look the other way.
It’s wrong for abuse to occurr IN ALL CASES. It doesn’t mean that you don’t care about people when you express that it’s wrong for animals to be abused.
that’s utter bullshit. you are completely wrong. you actually have the gall to assume i can’t feel for animals? because i don’t agree with you? and i’m not talking about abuse. where did that even come from. i like michael vick? whatever drugs you are on, please take less of them.
as for the person above you, please. i note the dog in your avatar. maybe your dog is the be all and end all of your life. but i know the difference between grief for a person vs that of a pet. i’ve mourned them both, but there’s a fundamental difference.
I didn’t have the gall to assume anything about you because I have no idea who you are. I think this is one of those pointless arguments that you just stop. Much like religion.
Not on drugs. I assume you’re under fourteen or so with a ridiculous statement like that.
Tania, you make it seem like no one else has ever lost a HUMAN close to them.
My grandfather suffered from Alzheimer’s. That fucking disease robbed him of his dignity, and I WATCHED it happen for 8 long years. I was completely devastated.
I can assure you that if my cat died, I would grieve just as much.
Call me crazy. I don’t give a shit.
then why did you do it?
Mal says:
September 21, 2009 at 3:20 pm
The death of my dog last summer was one of the hardest things I’ve ever gone through. I definitely feel for Jessica. To many of us, pets are part of the family. Losing them can be just as traumatic as the death of a human loved one.
I said the loss CAN be just as traumatic for SOME of us. I never said it SHOULD be to EVERYBODY.
The point is, as I have already stated, that the grief people experience when losing a pet is real. It should not be discounted.
And another thing– My initial comparison between dogs and humans was in response to Wendie’s post that used that comparison.
I like Wendie and enjoy her posts, but this was disappointing for me.
Bravo to you – the grief folks feel over loosing a pet should not be discounted. I cannot judge the amount of grief anyone feels over loosing anyone or thing they love – just like they should not judge me. I cannot stand to read these posts anymore because I love my dogs, they are beautiful and sweet. Franklin and you say it best – don’t judge anyone on how they feel over any loss. We never know the battle or grief that someone else may be going through.
As rocketdog said before, it is ridiculous for anyone to suggest that their grief is more intense/important/valid than anyone else’s.
It’s a circular argument that will get you no where.
“How can you be sad about a dog, when I’ve had a friend die”
“How can you be sad about a friend, when my sister died”
“How can you be sad about your sister, when my mom died”
“How can you be sad about your mom, when my child died”
“How can you be sad about your child dying, when mine was murdered”
And on, and on, and on.
People can be devestated about just about anything, and who are any of you to suggest their suffering is somehow invalid because there is some form of great suffering out there.
Nobody said grieving over an animal is unreasonable. What’s unreasonable is to consider yourself a mother because you’re a pet owner. It’s unreasonable to compare losing an animal to losing a child.
Nobody expects to outlive their children. Only the stupidest of pet owners don’t expect to outlive their animals.
You’re still not grasping my point.
The argument that the loss of a child is worse than the loss of a dog is a fallacy. How could you possibly suggest that the pain felt in one situation is greater than that of the other? You have absolutely no idea how she feels, or how anyone else feels. You cannot create a scale of situations, and then deem certain levels of pain acceptable at each level. It does not work that way, and it is insensitive to suggest as such.
I grasped your point. You point was that pain hurts the people who are feeling it. I’m not discounting her right to grieve. I cried for days and days when my cat died, and it still makes me sad.
But an animal is not a child. Point in fact, you cannot take your sick child to the doctors and have it put down.
I guess I missed the comment where someone suggested that children can or should be euthanized.
I also fail to see any comments that suggest that an animal is, in fact, a child.
I’m glad you see that pet owners have the right to grieve. That is the whole issue at hand. I am just unsure why you continue to argue about something that is not at the heart of what’s really being debated here.
Jessica has said that she was a mama and that she lost her child. Her friends are quoted as saying that she lost her baby.
I never said animals shouldn’t be grieved for.
I just said, and will say again, Jessica Simpson isn’t a mother and she didn’t lose her baby.
Ok, but we all know she didn’t mean that literally. She knows she didn’t birth the dog.
I would refer you to Franklin’s comments, because he really offers a good perspective.
Yes, you are right. She did in fact use a metaphor, and metaphors do not actually give an accurate description of an occurance.
Would you be just as insistent if she had said “It felt like I was being shot in the heart”, because she was not, in fact, shot in the heart?
Really! She’s inconsolable? Hitting the bottle?? Over something that you could use to mop the floor with? Upset about her divorce? NOPE! Upset about her worthless career? NOPE! Upset about how the tabloids portray? NOPE! Upset about how stupid she sounds when she opens her mouth? NOPE! A little ball of fuzz that probably pissed and shit all over her house that She never cleaned up after, was never home with, that’s what she is upset about! What waste of DNA! I’m happy for the coyote. The ecosystem works when you leave it alone! Mark one down for all the greenies!
Seriously, I’ve never trusted people who don’t like dogs or who don’t “get” dogs. I can’t stand most children. I love the children in my family but could give a shit about your kid or anyone’s kid if I don’t know them. Kids are brats, they cry, they yell, they’re spoiled (yes most of this is the parents’ fault), they’re expensive, we have WAYn too many of them in the world, and they’re usually a pain in the ass. Please NEVER talk about your kid again on this blog. Beet, I’m never reading you again b/c Wendie is a cluless beeeeeotch who literally is a bitter woman who is most likely miserable and liked by no one (even her kid!). This site sucks. I used to love it but it’s just annoying as fuck now. And I know this post doesn’t even make sense- I just want everyone to know I don’t like kids, I love my dog, and Wendie sucks ass holes.
I posted early on. I caught up to read. Wendie you must be rolling on your side laughing. Going off tangent is putting it mild. But I get the feeling a lot of people need to vent. And that’s ok. I was under the impression though that this was about Wendie taking things a bit too far for no reason (pooooinnnnntleeeesss). And by the way Bea Arthur did get a lot of coverage. Tossing in Jessica’s recent breakup was ‘chilly’. Totally not even related. Wendie….Karma is a bitch. I’ve gotten it. You won’t be immune. And to CrabtownUSA, ever think that after a public divorce, failed career, weight gain photos printed everywhere, and a recent breakup….that the one thing true in her life, which just got eaten by a coyote, kicked her last good leg out from under her? I live in coyote territory. I witnessed such an event. One of the most distrubing things I have ever heard. I don’t think you mean what you say. You don’t have to like some people; but that doesn’t mean you should give them your hate. It’s a fine line between posting the news with your own personal flare and disappearing into the bloggosphere of all the other hateful, pointless writers (hmmmPerezhmmm). But I still love ya. And I’ll still read. Just disappointed you took Beet down a level of class for a moment in time. And to all you other ramblers…this is not about dogs versus people. It’s about a well known blog posting unkindness for the sake of being unkind. Nothing good was gained. And caused a lot of total strangers, clearly fans, to lash out at each other. Also pointless. Please fix this Wendie. Your people need you (lol).
Whatever. Wendie’s a dipshit and has no class, sympathy or substance and Beet needs to fire her ass b/c she’s not doing her site favors. She’s losing SO many readers because Wendie is just dumb!! Dumb + mean + bitter + homely (I’m guessing) = Wendie = bye bye from a lot of readers. Ta ta, Beet!
Man….I just came back to catch up on the posts and this stirred up a hornet’s nest!
For the record – I did not say I loved my cat more than my child. I don’t have children. I did not want children. I do not find children particularly interesting and won’t bore you with stories about my cat if you don’t tell me (in my mind) stupid stuff about your kid. I did not give birth to my cat. However, I can say that I could not love him more if I HAD given birth to him. If you cannot understand the love a human being has for his/her companion animal, that is your loss, Tania. Having a close bond with an animal is a beautiful thing.
Don’t act like you are the only person who lost someone special. I would wager that almost everybody here has lost someone. One difference is that when I said goodbye to my mother who was kept alive on a respirator, there was a chance – ever so slight – that she could hear me and UNDERSTAND. Sometimes we get to say those goodbyes and have our last conversations…make our peace. Our pets love us unconditionally, trust us implicitly. So when that HORRIBLE DAY COMES when we are holding our beloved pet in our arms, the vet holding that terrible needle and that creature we promised to care for looks up at us….mother eff me….we have to TRUST that somehow they understand that we are doing this act out of love for them and the need to end their suffering. To watch a wild animal tear our beloved pet away from us…probably to rip it to shreds…is beyond comprehension.
Fine. If you find the fact that animal lovers love their animals appalling or disgusting, it’s a free country. But like I said before, speaking for the animal lovers on this site, we don’t want to hear it. You won’t change us and you sound like a heartless monster. Tell your story walking….