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I tell Conner that I'm going to get the broom. I do it in a stern voice so that he knows that the broom is something he does not like. If he continues, I get the broom, and he stops in his tracks. He is only afraid of it because of the voice I use. I very rarely have to get the broom out - I just have to tell him. By the way, I do not use the broom if he is around - I use the carpet sweeper or the vacuum - both of which he loves to chase.