Oceanna - that is good advice. Unfortunately, some dogs, and cats too (I have one) that are just frightened by thunder, fireworks or any other loud noises that do not regularly occur in their world. While we've tried to do the treats when the storms or fireworks are happening, it doesn't help with the cat or the pup who just become unhinged by these noises. The thing I find strange is that both of my dogs have the same mother in common. That said, their personalities couldn't be different. My younger boy (the one with the noise issues) is already on a prescription medication for anxiety reaction issues, yet when there are storms, he gets freaked out. I can tell when we are going to have the storms long before the sky even darkens. My younger lab starts early in the afternoon with the anxious behavior. I guess he can sense these storms, when even the meteorologists aren't predicting bad weather for our area, lol. My older guy doesn't react at all to any noise and never has. I hope the treat motivation is helpful to more people. We also use the tv or radio (a bit louder than usual) during storms as well. Also, downplaying and/or ignoring the reaction can be helpful too. Our vet definitely suggests that we not get pulled into the anxiety reaction. Thanks for posting this very helpful info.

Be careful not to reward bad behavior -- so if your dog is barking or shaking like a leaf don't reward that. Look for an improvement in the behavior and reward that instead. Cat kibbles do not make a good diet for dogs. But a few here and there as an occasional training treat won't hurt. There are lots of different treats you can choose. When I said symphony was best I meant calm music is best -- if it covers up the noise. You may prefer jazz.

They were sold out of most of what I wanted but agree that this is a great little nursery. I've had nothing but good experiences with them. Thanks for the heads-up Vasue!

Ida Claire, you brought back fond memories with those pants. Many years ago when I was a teen, my uncle knew a fellow who was short and small and just out of the navy...he had all these navy clothes and my uncle gave them to me as they fit me well. It included the wool bell bottom navy pants with all the buttons. I got quite adept at getting all those buttons done up. I also remember the white cotton top which I wore in the summer...even though long sleeved, it was actually quite cool and comfortable underneath as the cotton didn't cling at all. Hadn't thought of those in years. Thanks!