Cov dev herding no tau suav tias yog qhov tseem ceeb heev, uas tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob. Lawv tau muag kim heev, thiab, ntxiv rau, cov yam ntxwv sab nraud tuaj yeem txawv me ntsis nyob ntawm thaj av. Yog li, cais ntau yam ntawm cov yug me nyuam tau tsim, uas tau muab lub npe ntawm kev vam khom ntawm thaj chaw uas lawv tuaj. Tshwj xeeb, cov no yog Welsh Shepherds, Northern Shepherds, Mountain Collies, thiab Scottish Collies.
Lub npe ntawm collie yug los ntawm Scottish lus, thiab yog li ntawd nyob rau hauv lwm lub cheeb tsam ntawm England nyob rau hauv ancient sij hawm lawv hu ua yug yaj. Cov tsiaj no muaj nyob rau ntau pua xyoo ib sab ntawm tib neeg, thiab hauv 1860 tau pom thawj zaug ntawm kev ua yeeb yam dev. Qhov no yog qhov thib ob tus dev ua yeeb yam hauv keeb kwm ntawm lub teb chaws, thiab ciam teb Collie tau sau tseg nyob rau ntawd nrog kev saib xyuas tshwj xeeb, raws li ib tug neeg Askiv yug.