A dog's purpose: Come to work

Emily Boyd, executive director of the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association, holds Finley in her office at the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber on Thursday.

People and dogs gather outside the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber on Thursday. From left: Tabitha Kraack-Bonner, Duncan Andersen, Chloe Linton, Mark Robitaille, Emily Boyd, May Lehto, Ellen Crabtree, Skyler Clifton, Ali Shute, Abby Light, Briana Francis, Katie Rose Hargreaves (with the white little dog), Kerri Jensen, Linda Coppess, CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber, and Joan Ford kneeling with Charlie.

Katie Rose Hargreaves laughs as she holds Pearl, a 14-yer-old Maltese, in her office at the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber on Thursday.

Mark Robitaille with the Coeur d'Alene Convention & Visitor Bureau and his dog Molly share greetings with May Thompson-Lehto and Floyd at the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber.

Ellen Crabtree with the Innovia Foundation and Jackson, a Labrador, walk from her office in the Coeur d'Alene Regionall Chamber building.

Linda Coppess, Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber president and CEO, works in her office flanked by Thor, left, and Charlie.

Joan Ford, Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber visitor's center coordinator, takes Charlie for a walk to the front desk on Thursday.

Water is ready for dogs at the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber.

A sign on the door of the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber makes it clear dogs are welcome.

Chloe Linton, with the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association, poses with Tuck, a Goldendoodle, at work on Thursday.

Duncan Andersen with the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association holds Eggsy, a Pug, on Thursday.

Floyd, a Red Heeler, sits in an office with his owner, May Thompson-Lehto, at the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber.