Poor kid...
However, I disagree that collies cannot be good pets. I grew up with working dogs, and part of their job was to look after us kids. Okay, they were a bit sharp with strangers, but we were brought up to respect the dogs and not maul them around. The dogs I have now do not work anymore - they came from a working and trialling background, and have worked sheep a few years back, but now they are really just pets. They are fairly even tempered, and the bitch was a Pets As Therapy dog when she was younger, but I still would never trust them with a little kid. But then I wouldn't