I-collie ekuqaleni yinja yomalusi yaseSkotlani, ebhalwe kwasekuqaleni ngenkulungwane ye-13. Igama lisuka kwiigusha zaseColley ababezalusa amaxesha amaninzi. Ngenxa yokuba kwafuneka enze imisebenzi emininzi kwiifama zamafama, izinja zomalusi zaseScotland zavelisa inqanaba eliphezulu lobukrelekrele. Ngenxa yabantwana abahle, icollie yayithandwa njengenja yabantwana kwasebancinane. Xa kwaziwa ukuba uKumkanikazi uVictoria ugcina iicollies ezimbalwa, imfuno yakhula. Ubume kunye nobuhle obuqhelekileyo bale mihla buphunyezwe ngokunqumla okujoliswe kuko kunye ne-Russian sighthounds. I-collie sele isaziwa njengenzala ukususela ngo-1858.
#1 I-collie ithathwa njengenye yezinja ezintle kakhulu, ezikrelekrele kunye nezithembekileyo.
#2 Olu hlobo lwenja olukrelekrele luyakwazi ukuqonda inani elingaphezulu komndilili wamagama kunye nemiyalelo.
Nangona kunjalo, imfundo yokuqala kufuneka ibe nzima kakhulu, kuba, umzekelo, "intsilelo" efana nokukhonkotha rhoqo kunzima ukwahlukana nomkhwa.