Dog owners - is it possible to walk three dogs alone?

yes, be the leader and train them. I walked a GSD, a Bouvier and a bruard all close to 100lbs each. No issues. Only when Other untrained small dogs tried to attack one of them, even then I told her "Leave it" and luckily for the dachsund she did.

Tips? Take two other people with you.

Mine are 4lbs, 11lbs, and 22lbs...it's NOT POSSIBLE. SOMEONE always ends up stepped on.

Not sure if this is feasible financially but get easy walk harnesses for them. They are the kind where the leash hooks in the front. These have made all the difference in walking my two pullers (45+ lb Pit mix and 60+ lb Boxer/Pointer mix).

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I would definitely want a second person at least to help handle the dogs.

I'm at my father's place for the week, and with the cold weather, it's my task to take the two dogs he has out with me on my walks to burn some energy off (usually he takes them down to the water and lets them splash around and run through the empty lot rat hunting). Both of them are pullers, which has been a bit of a hassle for me (the dog that occasionally joins me on a walk at my home walks a few feet in front and never pulls), but thankfully they respond to vocal cues (Easy/slow/'hey') to let them know to ease up. They're getting back into walking with me, and the only time it is really bad is when we get to where the coyotes will roam around the road at night, so they have to sniff and mark everything (lots of tugging, but it's always off the road) or if a car is coming and they are rushing to get off the road (neither one is fond of vehicles, but at least their not chasers).

When it was much worse though (aka they were younger), I would take them out separately (alone, they are fine. It's only together that they pull around) on shorter walks. So distance equaled out for me and they each got their walks without me having to deal with their pulling nonsense.

I only have two, and I can't walk them. One is 35 pounds and one is 25 pounds and they both pull like freight trains. If there happened to be a cat nearby, I'd be toast.

I can relate to this! Lol. I have four dogs and sometimes five because I foster so if I do walk I just do two at a time so no one is left home alone. I see people in my neighborhood walking three at a time and I always think how do the do it! I do have the remote tone/shock collar and it was about $100 online at Walmart. Worked well for behavior issues and the tone was sufficient.

I've done two dogs at a time ...Sheltie and a smaller dog...I've also walked two retrievers...but all the dogs were used to walking on a leash.

Only if they are trained.

My family (together) had seven dogs at one point. My sister and I would often walk all seven at one time. She'd have three, I'd have four. We had no problem. They were, also, trained not to pull. ... And I trained them all without shock collars.

Happy to see that. IMHO physical correction does not replace correct operant conditioning training.

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Shock collars with a hand held remote. Found in the hunting/training section of a good sporting goods store. Expensive investment, but dogs all respond and will be putty in your hands.

Spoken like a true novice. Shock collars are for people who have no idea how to train dogs, no desire to learn, and no interest in building a good relationship with their dog. In short, these are the people who should never have dogs. Ignore this advice please. Any other respectable trainer will tell you the same.

My dogs are rescues who clearly have no prior training. I've tried to train them but been unsuccessful. And beagles are especially difficult.

Beagles are very intelligent dogs, but notoriously stubborn. However, they are also well known for being highly food motivated. Use treats when working with them.

Also, I suggest enrolling in a positive reinforcement group obedience course. Do it with one and you will learn how to train the others. I also suggest getting 2 couplers so you're not holding 3 separate leashes. Here's a pic of me out walking with 4 of my dogs ranging in size from 70-85 lbs.

I think I love you. Took the words out of my mouth.

I am also really impressed to see you promote positive reinforcement while owning a breed that is so typically trained with physical correction!

Yes; I used to walk my St bernard/Rotweiller cross (100lb or so), a friend's Akita (93lb, say) and another friend's GSD/Rottweiller cross (85lb) together.
My dog walks to heal fine, though can still be a bit dog aggressive if not reminded (massively better than when I got him). The GSD/Rottie is mostly trained but a bit too enthusiastic/cheeky and walks better off lead (which wasn't happening when I've got two other dogs) and the Akita is barely trained and pretty stubborn - won't walk to heal, pulls on the lead etc.
Walking through the Asian areas of town around where I lived the streets would magically clear for me with getting on for 300lb of dog .

yes, be the leader and train them.

This too is generally depreciated with current training methodology focusing on getting the dog to WANT to please you by doing the right thing.

Previous owner of my dog only walked him with a halti because he pulled so much. I never used it and fairly quickly got him to walk to heal.
When I had the aforementioned Akita for a couple of weeks, even got her walking to heal, though needed reminding ever 100 meters or so to drop back a little - unfortunately the owner didn't continue training, so I haven't bothered when I've looked after her again.

Finally; should be noted that even when I wasn't doing weights etc, I'm reasonably strong - I can pull back big dogs.

BUT, really what I'd be doing is focusing on training the dogs - all of them - to walk to heal appropriately.
I'd say start with clicking training if this hasn't been used and work from there.

Of course it is possible with well trained dogs. Every night when I am out dog walking I pass a man who walks between 3 and 5 dogs on his own, a mix of collies and german Shepard but.......these are really well behaved. Meanwhile I am passing him usually with just one of my dogs as they are not so well trained and both are big strong dogs so I normally walk alone unless doing a really quick walk or going somewhere where one of the dogs can run off lead (he is great off lead!!!) but other dog has to stay on lead.
Both are adult rescue and have improved since we got them but think we have hit the limit. Saying that the bigger dog walks fine on her own, no pulling as she is the pack leader of the two so is not trying to take the lead when its just her.

I walk my 4 dogs together at the same time. I have 2 chihuahuas aged 3 and 4, 1 working cocker spaniel 9months old and a 5yr old cockapoo who was crossed with a standard poodle so he is pretty large. All 4 have been trained to walk well from day 1 including the little ones so they are no trouble, even with the pup who is still pretty excitable, they are manageable.