UMary Allen
I-Collie iwuhlobo lwenja yaseScotland, ehlukaniswa yi-FCI eQenjini 1 “Izinja Zezimvu Nezinkomo” nalapho esigabeni 1 “Izinja Zomalusi”. Imvelaphi yayo ayiqondwa ngokugcwele, kodwa kunenkolelo yokuthi abelusa nezinja zezimvu zase-Europe yangenkathi ephakathi kwakungokhokho bayo, ikakhulukazi izinja zezimvu zaseScottish Highlands. Ngakho i-collie yanikezwa umsebenzi wokusiza abelusi ekweluseni izimvu endaweni embi. I-Collie Club yasungulwa eNgilandi ngo-1840 futhi ekugcineni yaqaphela i-Collie njengohlobo oluhlukile ngo-1858. Ekugcineni, ngo-1881, kwasungulwa indinganiso yokuqala yohlobo. Namuhla, ama-collies angabangane abathandwayo nezinja zomndeni.
Ngaphakathi kohlobo lwe-Collie, kukhona ama-subgroups ahlukahlukene kanye nemigqa. Umehluko wenziwa phakathi kwe-collie ebushelelezi nebi (i-rough/bushelelezi) ngakolunye uhlangothi kanye nokwehlukile/uhlobo lwaseMelika nolwaseBrithani ngakolunye. Kukhona futhi umugqa wokusebenza kanye nomugqa wokubonisa. Ngezansi sizogxila ku-Rough Collie yohlobo lwaseBrithani, okuyiyona evame kakhulu. Uhlobo lwaseMelika lukhudlwana futhi lusinda. I-Rough Collie ihlukile kuye kuphela ngoboya bayo obufushane. I-FCI ibona kuphela uhlobo lwaseBrithani njengohlobo oluhlukile.
#1 I-Collie iyinja ephakathi nendawo, egijimayo.
Okuhlaba umxhwele ngokushesha ngaye ukubukeka kwakhe okuhle. Ama-Collies anezindlebe okuthiwa ama-tipped kanye nekhala eliwumngcingo elinezinwele ezimfushane eziwugqinsi. Uboya buqukethe ijazi elingaphansi eliminyene, elifushane kanye nejazi elide, eliqondile eliphezulu eline-"mane" ehlaba umxhwele, eyenza "i-Collie look" evamile.
#2 I-British Rough Collie ifinyelela ubude obungama-56-61 cm (owesilisa) noma u-51-56 cm (owesifazane) kanye nesisindo esingama-25 kuya ku-29 kg.
#3 I-British Rough Collie iza ngemibala emithathu: i-sable, i-tricolor, ne-blue merle.
I-Blue merle ingumbala odume kakhulu phakathi kwezinhlobo zezinja ezahlukahlukene okwamanje. Nokho, umuntu kufanele azi ukuthi lokhu kuyisici sofuzo esihlobene ngokungafanele nobuthulu nobumpumputhe.