Everyone was yelling and screaming. Rick was out of control, like a wildman. He scared even me. It was terrible. Times like that a dog just doesn't know what to do. Flecka hid. Bella too. They didn't want to see or hear it. The hearing, they had no choice.
Rick's violent mood swings have to do with his asperger's. He is very smart,has a high IQ, just made the Honor Roll at school. But, he has a low EQ - emotional quotient. The result is that sometimes the world overwhelms him. At those moments, sometimes, he flips out.
Rick took him down without hurting him, using classic POW/LE technique. Rick was on he stomach, cheek smashed to the floor, before he had time to scream, "What the hell?!" Jack kept his knee in Rick's back, and Rick on the floor, until Rick stopped struggling, his breathing slowed, a bit, and he promised to "chill out."
I did not know what to do. I sat to the side and watched. There is nothing for a dog to do in those situations. Inter-family violence is one of the worst obscenities I can think of. At least Jack did not hit or hurt Rick.
The boys are changing, turning into teens, and into men. No matter how many times I watch this, it also amazes and scares me. It is different in each boy, each individual, and, thus, you can never tell how it is going to go.
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