@fringemagnet Years ago my roommate had a 120lb german shepherd/akita mix that was very sensitive to the big booms. It was always heartbreaking watching him be so scared but letting him snuggle seemed to help a lot.

Inconvenient having an animal in your lap who can put his paws on your shoulders standing up, but I would have done anything for my big baby buddy haha

@blueberrywerewolf Oh gosh it's so heartbreaking to see them that way. Our old family dog when I was younger was TERRIFIED of loud sounds, and she'd tremble and shake every time. And each animal has different ways to be comforted.

Scotty now is absolutely unphased by anything, fireworks, thunderstorms, he remains calms, which helps the cats calm down too. They get scared and go into hiding but seeing him and me not caring about it seems to relax them fast.