JESSICA SIMPSON has found an unlikely shoulder to cry on after her dog was snatched by a coyote outside her home in California - MICHAEL JACKSON’s ex-wife DEBBIE ROWE.

Simpson was left devastated when her Maltipoo Daisy was attacked and dog-napped by a feasting coyote earlier this month (Sep09).

The pop star urged neighbours to help her find the dog and officials at a professional pooch-finding service volunteered their time to launch a full search near Simpson’s home.

Little Daisy is still missing, presumed dead - and Jackson’s ex has come forward to sympathise with the singer.

She tells Us Weekly magazine that she lost a dog in a similar fashion back in 2004.

Rowe insists she has never fully recovered from the grisly death of her basset hound Ruufus, who was killed by coyotes, and Simpson’s loss brought the horror back to her.

She tells the publication, “I’m very sorry for her loss… Coyotes are smart and hunt very well in L.A. When dogs are small, you can’t leave them out alone, especially at daybreak, night time and evening.”

Rowe admits she found a way to get a little closure: “We were able to do the ‘country thing’ - we shot the coyote and hung the skin on the fence. The coyotes moved on after a few days.”