A formerly homeless man has had an emotional reunion with the dog he had to surrender after falling on hard times. Ryan Hamilton gave up his beloved dog named Dakota to the Tampa Bay Humane Society in Florida when he realized he could no longer care for her. In a social media statement, the shelter said it was an “excruciating” decision for Hamilton. “Wanting the best for her, he brought her to us in hopes that she’d find a better life,” they wrote. Yet Dakota sat patiently at the shelter, waiting for an adoptive family, for weeks. Nobody came. Describing her as “wonderful and friendly,” shelter staffers were puzzled as to why she was being overlooked. When a special call came in on April 27, they chalked it up to fate. Hamilton had found a place to live and a new job and was calling with the slimmest sliver of hope …