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Practice makes perfect is a common saying for a reason. You will not lose your accent unless you consciously work on doing so. Take some time out of your day five days a week to work on the accent you desire to have. You should practice at least 15 minutes, but 30 minutes to an hour is ideal. Use your practice time wisely. Choose a specific thing you want to work on every time you practice. For example, use one day to work on rhythm. Even native speakers are easier to understand when they speak slowly. Do not try to speak at what is considered at a "normal" pace for natives when you are working on your accent. Speak slowly and enunciate. Finish one word and pause before you start the next. You can practice speaking slowly to your partner, a friend, family member, or even to yourself if you're nervous about speaking very slowly when out and about in daily life. Rhythm is about timing within a phrase or sentence. This mainly equates to where we place the strong or weak stress in a sentence. When learning a new accent, it is also important to learn where the stress is placed. Listen to native speakers to get an idea of the rhythm of the accent you're trying to accomplish. If you're working on English, practice where the stresses are in a sentence. For example, "That's the best thing you could've done." Say that sentence and put the emphasis on the word "best." Spend some time each day reading out loud in the language you're working on. Sound out each word slowly and carefully as you read. You could read the newspaper, a book, or a comic. Read whatever you like so the experience is enjoyable and productive. Saying the words in front of you out loud will help you pick up on rhythm and work on pronunciation. Choose a short speech or passage from a book. If possible, choose something that you can listen to first in the accent you're trying to accomplish. Turn on a recording device, like your smartphone, and say the passage out loud. Then, play it back to yourself when you're finished. Note what you need to work on to reduce your accent. Different languages emphasize different parts of the word. Many languages are syllable-timed, which means that every word in the sentence is the same length. English usually stresses the important words in the sentence. Learn what part of the word the language you're working on stresses when working on losing your accent. When learning any accent, listening to and imitating a native speaker is the most important step and fastest way to learn. Spend some time each day watching a T.V. show, listening to the radio, listening to music, or listening to an audiobook in the language and accent you want to imitate. If possible, listen to a few sentences, pause it, and then repeat those sentences.

summary: Practice getting rid of your accent at least five days a week. Speak slowly. Practice your rhythm. Read out loud. Record yourself. Stress the correct syllables. Watch television and listen to the radio.

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Sometimes, despite your best efforts at prevention, your dogs might get ticks. If your dogs seem lethargic, exhibit lameness, or have fevers, you should contact your vet and set up an appointment to check for ticks. Keep in mind that ticks also bite humans and that you can therefore exhibit signs that there are ticks on you, your dogs, or in your home. If you have a rash, joint pain, headaches, or a fever, get checked out by your doctor and have your dogs checked by your vet. If you only find one or two ticks on your dogs, you can remove them yourself, but you must use proper technique. Grip the tick as close to the skin as possible and with a quick flick remove the tick. Avoid squeezing the tick's body as this can cause the tick to vomit its stomach contents (with infectious agents) into your dog's bloodstream. Use a pair of fine nosed tweezers or a special tick hook removing device. Take care not to leave the mouthparts in the dog's skin as this can cause a tick granuloma, which may requires treatment. Using other commonly suggested methods of removing ticks can also make the situation worse. Avoid using petroleum jelly to suffocate the ticks or fire to burn the ticks off. Unless your dogs only have one or two ticks, you shouldn't try to remove all of them yourself. Call your vet and ask for an appointment, but also find out what you can do to help your dogs in the meantime.

summary: Recognize the signs of an infestation. Be careful removing them. Call your vet.

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While some guys can deal with a clingy girlfriend, this strategy will usually end in a breakup. Call him every hour, on the hour, "just to check up." Every time he answers, tell him how much you missed hearing his voice, that you can't wait to see him again, that you've told everything and everyone all about him. Get mad if he takes too long to answer you. This can be anything from answering a text to answering the phone to answering a question you ask him in person. Make sure you're dramatic enough to be obnoxious, but not so much that he knows you're putting on a show Hang on him. Never stop touching him. Wrap your arms around him while you're walking, and pout slightly if he asks you if you can just hold hands instead. Say things like "I'll miss you pookie!" when he gets up at dinner to go to the bathroom. Be possessive. Get jealous if he ditches you to spend the evening with his sister, if he tells you he's going to spend a night with his friends, tell him you'll come too. If he has a really close friend that's a girl, tell him you don't feel comfortable with their friendship and that he has to choose between you and her. Interrupt Boys' Night, if he has one. Call him in the middle in the throes of an emotional crisis, or, better yet, go over to "surprise" him. When he comes home or does anything remotely cute, coo in a high pitched voice and saw "Awww my widdle biddy pooh bear, I love you so much" Pretend as if his actual name doesn't exist. Mr. Pookie Bear, Coochikins, and Cupcake are all good choices. If he mentions it, get offended and say that you thought he loved you for your personality, not just your appearance. Stop wearing deodorant. Burp a lot and then laugh about it. If you have to fart, let 'er rip. Hide ''nothing'' about your life. If you had a disgusting surgery, tell it in all its gory details. Tell him explicit stories about your exes, family life, and friendship troubles. Nothing will frustrate him more than having to stop sex to deal with something you said. Stop in the middle of sex and say "I don't feel like you appreciate me for my personality, I feel like you only appreciate me for my body." Laugh or cry while you are having sex. Call him by another guy's name, preferably one that he used to be jealous of. Randomly bring up something you did years ago that you're ashamed of. "I can't believe I cut Lucy's hair in 5th grade. GOD that was mean of me! Do you think I should apologize again?" Start a serious discussion. Ask him things like, "Do you think I'm a bitch?" or, "What would you do if I told you I was pregnant?" The second one has the added bonus of scaring him, as well. If he takes you to a restaurant, say something like, "Oh, Rick took me here! It was such a romantic evening. After dinner we went stargazing and he told me he loved me. It was so romantic." If he does something you don't like, say something along the lines of "Rick ''never'' would have done that!"
summary: Be clingy. Say "I love you" too soon. Talk in a baby voice. Give him annoying nicknames. Stop making an effort in your appearance. Tell him too much information. Interrupt sex and make-out sessions. Constantly compare him to your ex.