Closing down the ring with quick footwork, Khan kept up the pace and Kristjansen's face was reddening with the blows as he found it difficult to keep out of range.
But Ms. Hellman knew how to nail a plot together so tightly that the seams don't show, as well as how to ringdown a curtain so hard that the audience gasps.
Lemme tick off a bunch of breed points for poodles: Tail set, topline, feet, condition of coat, soundness moving up, down and around the ring, placement of ear leathers, under jaw, color of eyes (dark and almond-shaped), layback of shoulder, expression and temperament.