Some good news, Woody finally appears to be settling down a bit. We have stopped trying to get him to sleep before we leave him in the kitchen, but we have resorted to giving him some biscuit instead. This seems to be working, he crys and scratches for a while and then we hear no more until 6:00 or 6:30am (it might be the lack of sleep why we don't hear him, but we think he is learning).
Thanks again for all your advice and comments, I already have a list of other questions to ask soon.
Marty & Rae.