My old sheppy is on meds now, all the time, for pain and seizures, she is not bothered anymore, shutting the windows and running a/c on high helps. Some breeds are bothered more than others. My Springer/Poodle cross, comes from a long line on the Springer side of field Spaniel gun dogs.It is amazing how genetics can change the entire beast.Poodles were also originally bird dogs, but their loving and playful attitude and loyalty turned them into companions. English Shepherds are bred to run stock and they are the bravest dogs, except with loud thunder and gunshots and fireworks, they are bred to protect hearth home and farm, and they just get overwhelmed, but they can face down a steer and never back down. I had one once that the only thing that would work is to get in the car and drive, I had spent many a thunderstorm with her doing exactly that. The neighbor set off some on Friday night, and I did not appreciate it, loud cannons and rockets right over my roof. The town I live in does it out on a Lake, but last night there were torrential storms and big hail, they just kept coming in, sheppie was stoned on Gabbapentin and she was okay.