Police said the attack happened just before noon at a home on the 2200 block of Brighton Street.
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The child was taken to Jefferson Frankford Hospital by a private car and was placed in critical condition.
Both dogs were shot inside the home, police said. A weapon was recovered.
Investigators said they are now trying to speak with the people who were at the home when the attack happened.
A neighbor just a few doors down heard the commotion.
"I was upstairs doing work for school and I was in a meeting and I heard shots," said the neighbor. "...It was more than a few, it was not a small amount. It wasn't two or three shots, that's for sure."
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No arrests have been made.