Mary Allen
He ʻīlio ʻīlio ʻo Collie mai ʻEkokia, i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia e ka FCI ma ka Pūʻulu 1 "Nā ʻīlio hipa a me nā ʻīlio pipi" a ma laila ma ka ʻāpana 1 "nā ʻīlio kahu hipa". ʻAʻole maopopo loa kona kumu, akā ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hānai a me nā ʻīlio hipa o ʻEulopa i ka wā kahiko ʻo ia kona mau kūpuna, ʻo ia hoʻi nā ʻīlio hipa o ka Scottish Highlands. No laila ua hāʻawi ʻia ka collie i ke kōkua ʻana i nā kahu hipa i ka mālama ʻana i nā hipa ma ka ʻāina ʻino. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka Collie Club ma ʻEnelani i ka makahiki 1840 a ua ʻike hope ʻia ʻo Collie ma ke ʻano he ʻano ʻokoʻa i ka makahiki 1858. ʻO ka hope, i ka makahiki 1881, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka maʻamau ʻano mua. I kēia lā, he mau hoa aloha a me nā ʻīlio ʻohana nā collies.
I loko o ka pua Collie, aia nā pūʻulu a me nā laina like ʻole. Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ma waena o ka collie maʻemaʻe a me ka collie (ʻoʻoleʻa/smooth) ma kekahi ʻaoʻao a me ka ʻano ʻano/type ʻAmelika a me Pelekane ma kekahi ʻaoʻao. Aia kekahi laina hana a me kahi laina hōʻike. Ma lalo nei e nānā mākou i ka British-type Rough Collie, ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau. ʻO ke ʻano ʻAmelika ʻoi aku ka nui a me ke kaumaha. ʻOkoʻa ka Rough Collie iā ia ma kona hulu pōkole wale nō. ʻIke wale ka FCI i ke ʻano Pelekane ma ke ʻano he ʻano ʻokoʻa.
#1 He ʻīlio pāʻani ka Collie.
ʻO ka mea e pīhoihoi koke iā ia, ʻo ia kona hiʻohiʻona nani. Ua kapa ʻia ʻo Collies i nā pepeiao ʻokiʻoki a me ka ihu haiki me ka lauoho pōkole a mānoanoa. Aia ka hulu i kahi kapa lōʻihi, pōkole a me kahi kapa lōʻihi a pololei me kahi "mane" hoihoi, e hana ana i ka "Collie look".
#2 Hiki i ka British Rough Collie ke kiʻekiʻe ma kahi o 56-61 cm (kāne) a i ʻole 51-56 cm (wahine) a me ke kaumaha o 25 a 29 kg.
#3 Hele mai ka British Rough Collie i ʻekolu kala: sable, tricolor, a me blue merle.
He kala kaulana loa ka Blue Merle ma waena o nā ʻano ʻīlio like ʻole i kēia manawa. Eia naʻe, pono e ʻike kekahi he kīnā genetic kēia i pili ʻole ʻia me ke kuli a me ka makapō.