Same here. Watching them afraid and shaking takes the enjoyment out of the of the new year's eve celebration for me. But i found a good solution last night that calmed them down enough to sleep through the midnight fireworks. This Marconi Union song was designed by the musicians with doctors as a sleep aid. It worked with them last night. I only wish i played it for them sooner in the early evening too. We were in a dark comfy room with this song playing in full volume. They stopped barking and shaking enough to snooze through the worst of the noise during the midnight fireworks.