Mans best friend eh?
Thats to bad it happened, i can see some of the branches still have a greenish tinge to them and its really hard to kill a fig plant this way , Basically what your dog did was prune your tree and it should be fine long as it has its needed moisture in your hot area.
Let us know in future what happens and im sure others will chime in to help.
Martin

Hi Greendesert I agree 100% with Martin. The tree should make it.

I'm sure the carpet does help retain moisture but compost will add nutrients and attract earthworms.

I have heard stories about how a dog ate someones homework but dang dude he ate your tree. Sounds like the title of some 1950's "B" movie horror flick. "The dog who ate trees."

yeah and it's a pitbull mix. I know there are a bunch of pitbull lovers out there, but I have 3 little girls and I won't take any chances. And although the trees are nowhere as important as my kids, I can't afford to have my backyard trashed by this creature and I just don't have time, money and stamina for the effort it takes to train them (and even the training takes a year or more before you can be fairly confident it won't chew everything to shreds).
I like trees, especially figs. They're beautiful, grow fast, produce like crazy, offer awesome shade and don't bite anyone and don't poop all over your yard.

Besides that cats are better at keeping the birds from eating all your fruit. I only wish our cat was hungrier. She eats 1-3 birds a week during the ripening season and there is no way she can keep up with all the birds. We need a new cat or we need to attract a stray or two.

haha, Thisisme, I agree about cats. we had 4, got rid of one and two just dissappeared a couple of weeks ago. And now I might have to get another one at least. Lately my wife said that they actually get on top of the house to try to catch the pidgeons. Now THAT is a useful cat! Plus they definitelly help take care of the scorpion problem if you have one.

Where did you bury the dog?

MY guess is the dog is under the carpet to use as fertilizer? lol. Not an advocate of animal cruelty, but doggone if a dog messes with MY fig tress, he's a gone dog!

If I had a dog and it chewed any of my beloved fig trees.
I would chew its hind leg! It too would be screaming like a little girl.

Rafed

I mean update on the fig tree, not the dog, :)
Check this out. the lil guy surprised me with a fig.

Ain't that a testimony to how amazingly tough these fig trees are? I think it's time to get one more. I'm thinking I'd like to try "Violette de Bordeaux"

Greendesert,

Last year something similar happened to me where my dog chewed up a cutting that was starting to root. In the end the cutting was fine too just like your tree. Figs can be pretty tough.

Joe

Sure the CUTTINGS fine Joe. What we want to know though...what you have convieniently left out of the story though....and what we all want to know is....How's your DOG???

(Sorry. Couldn't help myself)

Dave

LMAO!

Looks a tad bit skinny if you asked me. From the looks of him I would say that the fig tree did not agree with his delicate constitution.

You are all disgusting. Here's a thought... ever hear of not leaving a puppy unattended in backyard? Not a word of how the dogs health is and/or if he became ill or worse from eating a friggin fig tree for crying out loud! It's a tree not a human being!

My pit mix pup ate my inside fig tree too. I’m looking for advice on how to keep the plant alive. And, I have the dog still.