What to do if pet afraid of thunderstoms

Is your pet afraid the the loud noise during thunderstorms? Do they hide, sit in front of you shaking or jump in your lap for protection and snuggles? There are several things you can do to help eleviate the stress of a thunderstorm and help calm them, have them wear a thunder shirt during a storm, use lavender oil (which helps calms them) or massage their pressure points- for male dogs it is the bridge of the nose and female dogs it is the back of the neck.