diff --git a/lib/dirty_associations/base.rb b/lib/dirty_associations/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc424c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dirty_associations/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module DirtyAssociations
+  class Base
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/dirty_associations/builder.rb b/lib/dirty_associations/builder.rb
index 37e1924..81b3800 100644
--- a/lib/dirty_associations/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/dirty_associations/builder.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+require 'active_support'
+
 module DirtyAssociations
   class Builder < Struct.new :association_name, :base
+    include CollectionMethods
+   # include SingularMethods
     
+    attr_accessor :association_name_singular
+    
+    def initialize(association_name,base)
+      super(association_name,base)
+      self.association_name_singular = self.association_name.to_s.singularize.to_sym
+    end
+
     # Generates the methods used to track the association's changes
     # For collection associations:
     # * collection_plural_were
@@ -27,7 +38,7 @@ class Builder < Struct.new :association_name, :base
     # * collection_singular_id_removed?
     # * collection_singular_id_added?
     def generate_dirty_methods!
-      generate_collection_methods if is_collection?
+      generate_collection_methods! if is_collection?
       generate_singular_methods   if is_singular?
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/dirty_associations/collection_methods.rb b/lib/dirty_associations/collection_methods.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eca6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dirty_associations/collection_methods.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module DirtyAssociations
+  module CollectionMethods
+    
+    # Creates methods for dirty collections associations
+    def generate_collection_methods!
+      generate_collection_object_methods!
+      generate_collection_id_methods!
+    end
+    
+    def generate_collection_id_methods!
+      base.instance_eval <<-EOV
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_were; (original_associations["#{association_name_singular}_original_ids".to_sym] || []).uniq; end;
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_removed(); #{association_name_singular}_ids_were - #{association_name_singular}_ids; end;
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_removed?(); !#{association_name_singular}_ids_removed.empty?; end;
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_added(); #{association_name_singular}_ids - #{association_name_singular}_ids_were; end;
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_added?(); !#{association_name_singular}_ids_added.empty?; end;
+        def #{association_name_singular}_ids_changed?(); #{association_name_singular}_ids_added? || #{association_name_singular}_ids_removed?; end;
+      EOV
+    end
+    
+    def generate_collection_object_methods!
+      base.instance_eval <<-EOV
+         def #{association_name}_were; (original_associations["#{association_name_singular}_original_ids".to_sym] || []).uniq; end;
+         def #{association_name}_removed(); #{association_name_singular}_ids_were - #{association_name_singular}_ids; end;
+         def #{association_name}_removed?(); !#{association_name_singular}_ids_removed.empty?; end;
+         def #{association_name}_added(); #{association_name_singular}_ids - #{association_name}_ids_were; end;
+         def #{association_name}_added?(); !#{association_name_singular}_ids_added.empty?; end;
+         def #{association_name}_changed?(); #{association_name_singular}_ids_added? || #{association_name_singular}_ids_removed?; end;
+       EOV
+             
+    end
+    
+    
+    
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/dirty_associations/instance_methods.rb b/lib/dirty_associations/instance_methods.rb
index 6b090f3..266cdd9 100644
--- a/lib/dirty_associations/instance_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/dirty_associations/instance_methods.rb
@@ -46,18 +46,6 @@ def associations_changed?
 
      private
 
-     # Generates custom methods for tracking association id history for collection methods (has_many, habtm)
-     def generate_collection_methods(assoc_name)
-       instance_eval <<-EOV
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_were; (original_associations["#{assoc_name}_original_ids".to_sym] || []).uniq; end;
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_removed(); #{assoc_name}_ids_were - #{assoc_name}_ids; end;
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_removed?(); !#{assoc_name.to_s.singularize}_ids_removed.empty?; end;
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_added(); #{assoc_name}_ids - #{assoc_name}_ids_were; end;
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_added?(); !#{assoc_name}_ids_added.empty?; end;
-         def #{assoc_name}_ids_changed?(); #{assoc_name}_ids_added? || #{assoc_name}_ids_removed?; end;
-       EOV
-     end
-
      # Copy the initial ids from the association
      def record_initial_association_ids!(reflection)
        assoc_name = reflection.to_s.singularize
diff --git a/test/builder_test.rb b/test/builder_test.rb
index 5e82ef7..0997e65 100644
--- a/test/builder_test.rb
+++ b/test/builder_test.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@ class BuilderTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 	  builder = DirtyAssociations::Builder.new(:keywords, task)
 	  assert !builder.association_name.blank?
 	  assert !builder.base.blank?
+	  assert !builder.association_name_singular.blank?
   end
   
+  test "on initialize, the builder sets the singular version of the association name" do
+	  task = Task.first
+	  builder = DirtyAssociations::Builder.new(:keywords, task)
+	  assert_equal :keyword, builder.association_name_singular    
+  end
+  
+  
   test "the method, is_singular?, should return a boolean false if the association is a collection association" do
     task = Task.first
 	  builder = DirtyAssociations::Builder.new(:keywords, task) # keywords is habtm
@@ -39,6 +47,26 @@ class BuilderTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 	  assert !builder.is_collection?
   end
   
+  test "calling generate_dirty_methods! will create a series of methods for a collection association" do
+    task = Task.first
+	  builder = DirtyAssociations::Builder.new(:keywords, task)
+	  builder.generate_dirty_methods!
+	  
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_were)	  
+	  assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_changed?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_added?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_added)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_removed?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keywords_removed)
+		
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_were)	  
+	  assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_changed?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_added?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_added)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_removed?)
+		assert task.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_removed)
+  end
+  
   
   
 end
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diff --git a/test/dirty_associations_test.rb b/test/dirty_associations_test.rb
index c746ad2..0fda012 100644
--- a/test/dirty_associations_test.rb
+++ b/test/dirty_associations_test.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ class Keyword < ActiveRecord::Base
   test "calling begin_tracking_associations initializes the tracking variables" do
     t = Task.first
     t.track_association_changes do
-    
-      assert t.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_changed?)
-  		assert t.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_added?)
-  		assert t.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_added)
-  		assert t.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_removed?)
-  		assert t.respond_to?(:keyword_ids_removed)
-  		assert t.respond_to?(:clear_association_changes)
 
   		assert t.respond_to?(:todo_ids_changed?)
   		assert t.respond_to?(:todo_ids_added?)