Skip the dog went missing from his family's home in Kelseyville, Calif., on Friday, March 4, 2011. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Kelseyville family is hoping to get assistance from the community in finding a beloved pet that went missing Friday.

Skip, the 18-year-old Dachshund/Jack Russell mix belonging Kelseyville resident Valerie Sullivan, is believed to have wandered out a yard gate that was inadvertently left open at his family's home on Lillian Drive.

Skip is blind and deaf. He is dapple colored, and his face is gray due to age. He is believed to be wandering in the Kelseyville area.

If anyone finds Skip they are asked to call Valarie Sullivan at 707-533-3051 or her daughter Kendra Runyon at 707-533-7348.