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While Jessica Simpson is busy getting into shape by dieting and hitting the gym, her pooch, Daisy, looks like she’s exempted from the diet. In fact, the pampered Maltipoo pup, eats a gourmet meal, courtesy of her loving mistress.

When the singer attended a business meeting for upcoming work projects at Scottsdale’s W Hotel in Arizona, she asked the top chefs to whip up a luxurious (and expensive) meal for her pup, Daisy. No expenses spared when it comes to her pup, only the best.

A source said: “Jess had the kitchen staff cook a meal for her dog but at least she looked fab.”

Daisy is a gift from her ex-husband, Nick Lachey. She’s a cross between a poodle and a Maltese, thus the breed, Maltipoo. Her name, Daisy, is from Jessica’s much talked-about movie, The Dukes of Hazard, where she played Daisy Duke (coincidentally, this is also the movie that baptized denim short-shorts as Daisy Dukes).

Speaking of food, the Simpson family, along with Jessica’s quarterback beau, Tony Romo, but minus Ashlee’s better half, Pete Wentz and baby Bronx, enjoyed a family get-together. Pete, is busy being on tour with Fall Out Boy - with their next show in Salt Lake City on Monday.

Making for quite the family get-together, Jess took boyfriend Tony to meet up with sister, Ashlee, and parents, Joe and Tina Simpson, for dinner at Beso in West Hollywood on Saturday night, April 11, 2009.

But while Ashlee and her mom seemed to be having a marvelous time, Jessica, Tony and Joe seemed a little bit less enthused about the horde of paparazzi surrounding them. Oh well. What did they expect? They’re a family of famous celebs, it’s impossible to go out without being followed. Go figure!

Before baby son, Bronx Mowgli was born in November, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are already the proud parents of their feisty English bulldog, named Hemingway. Such is their pride that Hemingway has appeared on a number of magazine covers and music videos with his owners, and even participated in the couple’s wedding ceremonies.

But it seems that little Hemingway has a little attitude cum obedience problem. Apparently, he has an increasingly alarming aggression, which just would not do when the baby would have arrived. Thus, the then-expecting parents hired the help of the famous “Dog Whisperer”, Cesar Milan, to help with their little darling’s obedience training.

“I find myself avoiding other dogs. I avoid going to dog parks,” Pete says.

“The first time I noticed Hemingway had some issues was whenever I would see him around other dogs, he would be aggressive,” exposed Ashlee, “We [were] about to have a baby, so it [was] a big concern.”

Curious about what the “Dog Whisperer” taught the couple? Well, first off, he taught them how to properly hold Hemingway’s leash when going out for walks, and also how to use the treadmill with both Hemingway and their five-month-old bulldog, named Rigby.

“Dogs don’t care how rich or famous you are; they only know who’s the leader and who’s the follower,” Cesar says. “My job was to teach Pete and Ashlee how to take the leadership role before their baby came into the picture.”

“The thing I liked is that Cesar related [the training] to family and it was a metaphor for something larger in your life,” Pete says.

But the question is, has Hemingway’s attitude changed? To find out the answer, tune in on “Dog Whisperer”, which premiers today, Sunday, December 28, on the National Geographic Channel. This special episode is the big start of National Geographic Channel’s “Dog Whisperer” week, which runs until Friday, January 22.