WITH NEARLY 3,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS, THESE FOUR-LEGGED OLE MISS FANS HAVE BECOME LOCAL CELEBRITIES. written by Katherine Henson photographed by Joe Worthem
In 2015, Leslie Cobb drove from her home in Oxford to New Orleans to pick up her new white, short-haired French bulldog. Her family’s long Ole Miss heritage made picking a name for her new pet an easy task. “My whole family went to Ole Miss, and we are die-hard fans, so there was not a question we would name our little Frenchie Archie,” Leslie said. Seven months later, Leslie and now fiancé Kurt Pollan decided to give Archie a partner. This time, they drove to Biloxi and welcomed a black French bulldog, Olivia, to the family.
“She rode in my lap the whole way home,” said Steven Cobb, Leslie’s 8-year-old son. “Steven is definitely Olivia’s favorite. She sleeps with him every night,” Leslie added. “They have always had this special bond.” The bulldogs’ Instagram account, @oxfordarchie, began when Leslie found herself sending an overload of pictures to her friends and family of the two photogenic and humorous canines. “My friends and family would get so many pictures of Archie and Olivia, I had to find another outlet so everyone could see how funny
and cute they are,” she said. With videos of their snorting sounds and pictures of their comical poses, the duo have become a huge hit on social media. The @oxfordarchie Instagram account is nearing 3,000 followers and growing daily. Susan Tullos, owner of Archie’s canine mom in New Orleans, loves keeping in touch with Archie and Olivia through Instagram. “I am Archie’s human grandma, and it makes my day to see the funny captions and photos of Archie and Olivia; the two ‘vogue’ so well,” Tullos said.
Leslie Cobb (pictured above with son Steven and fiancé Kurt Pollan) enjoys documenting the daily adventures of French bulldogs Archie and Olivia on Instagram @oxfordarchie. September 2016 | INVITATION OXFORD
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