A mother walking with her 22-month-old son in Stratford had to try fighting off two dogs attacking her toddler, police said.
On Thursday, a Rottweiler and Pitbull approached a mother and her son walking on Quenby Place around 2:50 p.m.
Stratford Police said the Rottweiler began attacking the toddler and when the mother intervened, both dogs starting biting her.
One person used a shovel to stop the attacks, police said.
The toddler has been released from Bridgeport Hospital, while the mother remains there for non-life threatening injuries. Stratford police chief Eannotti describes the wounds as bites on the woman's upper and lower torso.
The dogs' owner, located at Reut Drive, reported that the dogs escaped from an enclosed, fenced off area, police said. Animal Control will need to determine charges and fate of dogs, Eannottie said.
