A Rosyth woman feared for her dog’s life after an encounter with grit caused a terrifying reaction. A ROSYTH woman feared for her dog’s life after an encounter with grit caused a terrifying reaction. Helen Currie was walking Cleo near Parkgate Community Centre on Tuesday last week when her pet started to draw her paws up and shake. “I thought she was having a heart attack,” Helen told the Press. “She collapsed on to her side and was violently trembling. “I tried to clean her paws then, when she was able, she tried to lick them, after which she was coughing.