My dog has psychological problems

Puppy is a gentle, sweet, friendly dog. He's great with LB and loves meeting people. He just has one fear that is driving me insane.

Whenever he hears jet noise (which is frequent, since we live right near an air force base), he shakes and pants heavily and drools. The shaking I don't have a problem with- it's the panting and drooling.

The drool gets into the carpet and stinks. Have you ever smelled dog breath? Not pleasant. And when it gets into carpet, it's even worse. Like wet dog breath... yuck. And the panting is psychologically irritating to me. It doesn't bother me physically, but to hear it really loudly and constantly around me (since he also follows me when he gets scared), it makes me want to just yell at him. And I know it's not his fault that he has a fear. But I find myself shouting, "What the f***, Puppy?????" because there really is nothing to be afraid of a loud noise.

I wish he'd just get over it. I've tried all the psycho-babble crap that people and dog therapists (yes, they exist) suggest, but it doesn't seem to help. This afternoon, I put him in the fenced in yard outside and closed the doors, just to escape the annoying noise for a few minutes. I felt bad, but hey, this is my sanity, and it's on the verge of breaking most of the time.

I chalk it up to post-traumatic stress disorder. The dog just wasn't the same for several days after his first flight experience. Maybe he associates the jet noise with being confined in a crate for hours (totally the fault of Delta, who lost him for several hours at JFK airport). I can't believe I'm psycho-analyzing my dog, but there is something seriously strange about his fear of jet noise. It's just noise, for crying out loud!!