Ezi zinja zokwalusa zazigqalwa njengezixabiseke kakhulu, nto leyo ayimangalisi. Baye bathengiswa ngexabiso eliphakamileyo, kwaye, ngaphezu koko, iimpawu zangaphandle zinokwahluka kancinci kuxhomekeke kummandla. Ke, iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zohlobo zenziwa, ezathi zanika igama lokuxhomekeka kwindawo ezisuka kuyo. Ngokukodwa, aba yayingaBelusi baseWelsh, abelusi baseMntla, ii-Mountain Collies, kunye ne-Scottish Collies.
Igama lohlobo lwe-collie livela kulwimi lwaseScotland, ngoko ke kwezinye iindawo zaseNgilani kumaxesha amandulo babebizwa ngokuba ngabalusi. Olu hlobo lukho kangangeenkulungwane ezininzi ecaleni kwabantu, kwaye ngo-1860 lwaqala ukuboniswa kumboniso wezinja. Le yayiyeyesibini inja umboniso kwimbali yelizwe, kunye neBorder Collie yaphawulwa apho ingqalelo ekhethekileyo, njengoko zohlobo lwemveli British.