I've had great success using a tension wrap/thunder shirt with Scooter. It really does calm him so that he can lay down and sleep. He used to be VERY noise reactive. He barked, shook, paced, the whole stressed at loud noises thing and the thundershirts I made which are just fabric tension wraps made easy help him a lot. I think what really surprised me was that the more you use them, the better they seem to work. The last time it thundered, I woke up and laid there thinking "Do I need to get up and get the thundershirt?" Scooter woke up and raised his head and listened and then laid his head back down and we both went back to sleep. What a blessing!