Search On For Dog, Possibly Hurt, Missing On LI: 'He Means Everything'

BAITING HOLLOW, NY — A Baiting Hollow is desperately searching for their missing dog Enzo, who went missing early Saturday morning when he and the family's other dog Bella got out of the house and at least one was hit by a car.

The driver did not stop.

According to Charmaine DeRosa, who works with tracker Teddy Henn of Long Island Lost Dog Search& Rescue— Henn has been out searching for Enzo. There is video of a car hitting at least Bella; Bella made it home with broken vertebrae.

Enzo, an Australian Shepherd, may be injured and is still missing. Enzo, who will turn 3 in January, is a red merle Aussie with brown, tan and white patches. He has a collar, tags and is microchipped, she said.

Tilly Sisti, Enzo's owner, said he and Bella went missing from their home on Sound Avenue by the Scout camp either late Friday or early Saturday when a door on their screened-in porch was blown open by the wind. The two dogs and a cat got out, she said.

Bella, was hit, managed to make her way home and into her crate, and is now recovering from her injuries, Sisti said.

The last time Enzo was seen was on Saturday morning at about 5:50 a.m. on the family's Ring camera.

The camera recorded the screech of the car when Bella was hit, she said. "We don't know what happened to Enzo. Either he ran or someone took him, because he's beautiful."

Her son, she said, has been out searching with Henn.

Enzo, she said, is very friendly, although he might be frightened and in "survival mode," she said.

Thinking of her four-legged friend, Sisti said he's smart, and quick. "He and Bella vie for the spot next to me on the couch, and he can leap right over her, and my legs, and land in that spot," she said.

Their family, she said, is devastated. Asked what Enzo means to her family, Sisti's voice filled with tears. "Everything," she said.

If you see Enzo, do not chase him. Call 631-745-1423.