Roxy was startled when fireworks went off behind us about a mile away. I went outside with her & sat with her on my lap. I only held her around the chest to steady her. I "'oooooww, aaaahhhed, isn't that pretty" with a happy voice while she calmed down. After a bit, she started looking everywhere but the sky. She jumped down and decided it was time to go back inside. She wasn't impressed anymore. Did that with her last year too. She was fine with it after.
Thunder: 1st storm she was scared. I sat with her on my lap. Didn't pet her or say anything at all. After a bit, she was fine & her heart rate slowed up a lot. Now she is fine with it as soon as she figures out what it is. Sometimes there's a real loud clash of thunder that scares her. She'll run to me & I repeat what I did before. Then she's fine. I'm not frightened of storms at all & maybe that helps. I'm sure she would react to fear if I was afraid.