Check into the deposit. If you are going to be renting and only have one puppy, realize that one can be a lot more destructive than two. Two will keep each other company with a playmate so neither will be bored and chew walls and dig floors like one really bored or anxious puppy looking for activity has been known to do. Personally, if it was at all a possibility, I'd go with getting both...and I do understand how money can be an issue. You can maybe later offset some costs by looking for more inexpensive shot clinics, spay/neuter at the Humane Society, etc., and I seriously do not think you will regret having them both as much as you might regret leaving one you already love behind. There was a reason the boy was not selected by that other family...maybe this is it...?
