A woman is fighting for life after she was attacked by three dogs in a backyard.

Emergency services were called to a house on Ross Street in Dandenong, Melbourne’s southeast, just before 10am on Thursday.

Police attempted to break up the attack by using capsicum spray on the animals but the dogs continued mauling the woman, aged in her 20s, and had to be shot dead.

The woman remains in a critical condition at the Dandenong Hospital and police are investigating.

Meanwhile, a shirtless man was arrested at the property but Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia the arrest was unrelated to the dog attack. No further information was available. 

Emergency services were called to a house on Ross Street in Dandenong, Melbourne ‘s southeast, at about 10am on Thursday

Three dogs were shot dead at the home in Dandenong after a woman, aged in her 20s, was brutally attacked

Meanwhile, a shirtless man was arrested at the property but Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia the arrest was unrelated to the dog attack

The man was taken away in handcuffs from the property

The shirtless man is seen speaking to police

A neighbour who lives on the same street said there were five dogs in total at the government housing property.

It’s understood the woman lives at the home with several others.

‘I was just walking home and there was lots of yelling and screaming,’ the neighbour told Daily Mail Australia.

‘Then police came and you just heard gunshots. I saw the lady getting put into the ambulance and she was in a very bad way.’

The neighbour said the woman appeared to be unconscious.

Police tape is seen on the back fence of the property

An upturned sofa is seen out the front of the house

He claimed the remaining dogs at the property are aggressive and added he often felt nervous walking his own dog past the house. 

Photos captured by Seven News appear to show the bodies of the three dogs who were killed in the backyard.

The breeds of the dogs are believed to be two American bulldogs and a pit bull, Nine News reported.

Investigations continue and police remain at the scene.

More to come 

Police are at the scene of the dog attack in Melbourne’s southeast

Police are seen at the scene of the dog attack in Melbourne on Thursday

Various items were spotted in a trailer in the backyard of the house where the attack occurred