Our Boston was fearful of thunder. Since she had a heart condition, we tried the tranquilizers from the vet, they knocked her out for at least 24 hours. So unless she was panting so bad we thought she'd die, we didn't give them to her. We had a cement block shower stall in the basement bathroom which was rarely used (unless you slipped and fell in "something" in the barn or pasture :lol: ) so we kept an old blanket on the floor in it. She would go down there in the dark where there were no windows and hide til she was ready to come upstairs, but we never coddled her or really paid much directed attention to her, just kept an eye on her breathing. If hiding takes care of the problem, let her hide. Dogs live by instinct..not thought processes like humans.