Our basset, Winston, is around 6yrs old. Recently, he started holding his tail down, almost between his legs. He will wag it but he doesn't hold it up like normal, especially when sniffing his yard's perimeter. He is an inside hound, and has special stairs built so he can get on our bed. Can someone please shed some thoughts as to why he is acting like this??? He does have a fatty mass at the base of his tail(confirmed by our vet) and yesterday when I was looking at him, he let out a "yelp" when I touched him by the lump...........he doesn't even lift his tail to go to the bathroom!
Steve
Steve