Amputation

Has anyone had a hind leg amputation for their basset hound? We have a beagle basset mix and he has a Hemangiosarcoma mass in his hind leg- after radiation and chemo the specialist vet has suggested amputation to hopefully buy him a couple more years (he is 8), although there is no guarantee with this type of cancer. They have said that dogs generally recover quickly from hind leg amputations as they put lots of their weight on their front legs. Wanted to see if anyone here has any experience with how long bodied / short legged dogs have adapted?