@C.Lange welcome! @lila is putting a bit too much faith in me here, in the past, we / husband’s family never used booties and we currently don’t plan to start with the puppy. However, we are talking about a GSD here, so a robust enough breed. We will get him used to paw wax or balm, just to prevent cracks and such. What makes you think that your dog would benefit from shoes? With ours, I bet he’d be just trying to chew them off. Sigh.
We have the paw-wiping after walks pretty much down pat, we will probably add a quick rinse (dunk paw in a can or small bucket, swish a bit) as next step in preparation of salt on the roads and muddy season.