my 30lb pug- schnauzer mix at the first crack of thunder or car backfire he drops on his belly and combat crawls under the bed funny as hell and he wont come out except for people food or a cookie

 

When I was younger, we had a Great Dane/Bull mastiff mix. HUGE dog.

He was scared of thunder and lightning and would "uproot" the bed to get under it. If the bed failed, he'd be under tables and things too.

The vet prescribed some medication to sedate him during or right before storms. It was like doggy valium. It wasn't 100% effective at first (and never really was).

After a couple of years of taking the medication during storms, he finally stopped running and "almost" ignored the storms.

The medication made him too lazy to run and I guess he learned that even when he didnt runa way, he was still "ok".

It may be worth a shot.

 

Dogs are alot more sensative to sound than people,
The static electricity is what scares them the most.

 

Hello Love geez i miss you.

 

my 130lb retriever would cower into a small corner next to my desk when the batteries on the smoke detector was going out and had a small quiet beep

 

Miss you too Buck! How have you been?