Jessica Simpson is honing her mothering skills by taking care of her pooch

The reason why singer Jessica Simpson is always seen with her pet pooch Daisy these days, is because she believes that taking care of the dog is helping her hone her skills to be a mom.

Daisy, named after Simpson’s character in The Dukes of Hazard, hitched a ride in a specially designed “doggie bag” when she accompanied the singer on a shopping trip this week.

Simpson revealed that the pet pooch went everywhere with her, and that taking care of her four-legged friend is ‘preparing’ the singer for the day when she has her own kids.

“She goes with me everywhere. It’s preparing me to be a mother, I think,” Hello magazine quoted her, as saying.

The ‘Public Affair’ singer recently revealed that she was thinking about starting a family, and that she wanted three kids.

However, what Jessica doesn’t seem to be sure about, is whether two out of those three kids will be biological or adopted.

“I want three kids - but I don’t know if I can give birth three times. I’ll have to see how much pain is involved first time round!” she said.