Golden retrievers are GREAT neutrons. And protons and electrons for that matter.

My old colleague at New Scientist - a man who actually proposed to his now wife using a troupe of trained golden retrievers - has found another use for this handy band of canines: teaching physics.

It’s amazing how the distinction between an electron shell and cloud comes alive through blurry puppy fur!

Watch and enjoy. Next I would like them to explain the quadratic formula.