<human>: Our 2 year old male papillon poodle mix has always been slightly anxious and was super whiny when we first got him, but seemed to settle down as he got older. Over the last month, and even just in the last couple of days, his anxiety has gotten much worse. We moved at the beginning of May and he made the transition very well. He didn't have any accidents, no whining, and seemed very happy for the bigger backyard. However, at the end of June we had new neighbors move next door. They have two younger boys who enjoy lighting off fireworks just about every day at random times. Our dog handled it ok the first time it happened, but the more often it happened, the worse he got. 

Now it seems any slightly loud noise, including his sister's barking, will start him shaking, breathing quickly, panting, and being clingy. His anxiety over being alone has also gotten a lot worse over just the last few days. I work nights so our dogs are used to having free roam of the yard and house during the day and really couldn't care less about where I am, but today when I got up he about jumped over the gate to get to me and now won't leave my side for anything. 

I'm just not sure what to do for him. I try to comfort him, but that doesn't seem to help much. I've looked into thundershirts but I don't want to make him wear it all the time and I never know when I kids next door are going to set something loud off. I'm almost to the point of taking him to the vet to get checked out and maybe medication because it makes me so sad seeing him upset so often. Any ideas on how to help him would be great!

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<bot>: 2 yr old dog with big increase of anxiety over the last month with any loud noises. Looking for ideas on how to help him