Collie or Colly may mean:

Dogs

Collie Collies form a distinctive type of herding dogs, including many related landraces and standardized breeds. The type originated in Scotland and Northern England. Collies are medium-sized, fairly lightly-built dogs, with pointed snouts. Many type ...

, an old type and breed of herding dog originating in the United Kingdom; the ancestor of numerous breeds and types, some (but not all) typically include the name of “collie" : **

Shetland Sheepdog The Shetland Sheepdog, also known as the Sheltie, is a breed of herding dog that originated in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It was formally recognized by the Kennel Club in 1909. It was originally called the ''Shetland Collie'', but this c ...

or Sheltie; also sometimes referred to as a Miniature Collie or Toy Collie **

Bearded Collie The Bearded Collie or Beardie is a British breed of herding dog of collie type. It was formerly used primarily by Scottish shepherds, but now commonly kept as a family companion. Weights are usually in the range , while height at the withers ...

, a type of collie that looks somewhat like an Old English sheepdog. **

Border Collie The Border Collie is a British list of dog breeds, breed of herding dog of the collie type of medium size. It originates in the region of the Anglo-Scottish border, and descends from the traditional Sheep dog, sheepdogs once found all over the ...

, a collie type from the Border area of Scotland and Northern England, the most widespread herding dog **

Koolie The Koolie (also known as the Australian Koolie or by the historic misnomer "German Coolie") is an Australian dog breed. The Koolie is a working or herding dog which has existed in Australia since the early 19th century when it was bred fro ...

or German Collie, Australian Koolie, an Australian breed of herding dog **

Scotch Collie The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie used and bred for Herding dog, herding sheep in Scotland. More recent breeding has focus ...

, one of the most common names for what is now commonly called the Collie. They consist of two types: ***

Rough Collie The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie used and bred for herding sheep in Scotland. More recent breeding has focused on the Co ...

, long-haired, made famous by the ''Lassie'' films ***

Smooth Collie The Smooth Collie is a dog breed, breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame. Some breed organisations consider the smooth-coat and rough-coat dogs to be variations of the sa ...

, short-haired **Welsh Collie or

Welsh Sheepdog The Welsh Sheepdog (, ) is a breed of herding dog of medium size from Wales. Like other types of working dog, Welsh Sheepdogs are normally bred for their herding abilities rather than appearance, and so they are generally somewhat variable in bui ...

, a landrace herding dog from Wales

Places

Colly (hill) Collie or Colly may mean: Dogs *Collie, an old type and breed of herding dog originating in the United Kingdom; the ancestor of numerous breeds and types, some (but not all) typically include the name of “collie" : **Shetland Sheepdog or Sheltie ...

, An Bheann Mhór, a 679 m mountain in Kerry, Ireland * Collie, New South Wales, a village and parish in Australia *

Collie, Western Australia Collie is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth, and inland from the regional city and port of Bunbury. It is near the junction of the Collie and Harris Rivers, in the middle of dense jarrah ...

, a town in Australia *

Collie River The Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia. The Collie River was named by Lieutenant Governor Stirling after Alexander Collie who, along with Lieutenant William Preston, in November 1829 was the first European ...

, a river in Western Australia *

Shire of Collie The Shire of Collie is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about east of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Collie. ...

, a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia * Mount Collie, a mountain in Yoho National Park, Canada * Colly Township, North Carolina, a district in North Carolina, United States

People

Collie (name) Collie or Colly is a surname, given name, and nickname. It may refer to: People with the surname * Alexander Collie (1793–1835), Scottish surgeon and naturalist * Anthony Colly, English politician * Austin Collie (born 1985), American retir ...

, a list of people with the surname, given name or nickname *

Collie Buddz Colin Patrick Harper (born August 21, 1981), better known by his stage name Collie Buddz, is a Bermudian reggae singer. He signed with Columbia Records to release his self-titled debut studio album (2006), which entered the ''Billboard'' 200 ...

(Colin Harper, born 1981), reggae and dancehall artist from Bermuda

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* Operation Collie, a British Second World War naval operation in the Pacific *Collie, a slang term for

cannabis (drug) Cannabis (), commonly known as marijuana (), weed, pot, and ganja, List of slang names for cannabis, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has ...

Collie's Squirrel Collie's squirrel (''Sciurus colliaei'') is a tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other de ...

(''Sciurus colliaei''), a Mexican species of squirrel * Collie Street, Fremantle, Western Australia

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