Our backyard visitor

This week we found a backyard visitor hopping around... it  startling me.  I am used to a dog following me  around the yard but not this.....

He/or she is lives around my garden.  In the picture below, he is trying to hide from me by our outdoor fireplace.

Some days he  hops out of from under the cabbage or radishes when I least expect it.  Today he was hiding in the sage.

Our dog is not quite sure what to do with this toad... howl at it or be frightened by it.  Silly dog!!