My one yorkies will be 5 in January, she has had reverse sneezing attacks most of her life..she comes over to me for me to pick her up when she's having one...I always rub her throat and then also have her give me kisses, this way she opens her mouth to breathe..when they're doing this, they're only breathing out of their noses, and this is why it's important to get them to open their mouths..It scares her so bad when she's doing this..