What do you do for muddy paws?

[SixLaneTexasHighway]

I have been looking at the Mud Daddy but reluctant to splash out another £50 having just bought dog a fleece suit to wear. He's ten months old, very lively, loves a muddy puddle and thinks that towels are a fun tug game rather than a way to dry off. It's my first winter with a dog and just wondering if it's worth spending money or just keep trying with wipes or towels - he comes home from his walks tired in that puppy way where he can get very overstimulated very fast and I don't want to finish each one with an undignified scramble trying to get his paws clean.

I use a Mud Daddy (with the power brush), 2 towels (1 for standing on, the other for 'pressing' onto top of paws). This bothers mine less than towel drying by lifting up paws.

@SixLaneTexasHighway I have dogs for daycare and boarding, so my circumstances are a bit extreme as might my solutions be.

For just my own dog, when he was alive, the mud daddy worked well. I also taught him to 'spin' and 'twist' which was essentially to rotate clockwise, and counter clockwise on a towel to wipe his feet. I teach all the dogs who come to me to do this.

Next level up is a thermostatic tap outside which is set to constant warm so that I can hose them off with warm water before they come in. I have a gazebo up so that I have a dry area to do this. They all get taught to wait and get hosed and dried in turn before being allowed in the house.

Next level up is a dog bath from Christies Direct (they are fabulous), and a high velocity dog drier. This came about as I had a goldie stay last year and for 3 weeks he rolled in mud every single walk. Bath and drier have been a game changer.

I will be roofing over my deck area to make more dry space outside to clean them off further before they come in.

I also have washable paint.

I think these weather patterns are here to stay so it is worth me looking for a permanent solution.

I have two big long coated dogs. I have a large tall puppy pen that I undo and angle (before I go out) so that they can’t run in and get mud all over the carpet. If they are really muddy I stick them in drying coats and put some vet bed on the floor. They usually fall asleep for a bit and the mud drops out and I brush them through to get rid of the last of it. I wipe their feet over with warm water and a bit of dog shampoo.

I dry the paws at the door and if they are really wet put a drying coat on and leave it to do the work. This is the one we use (for lively spaniels).
https://ruffandtumbledogcoats.com/

I bought a plastic thing (like a large cup) from Amazon that had soft rubber bristles inside. You put warm water in it and put the paws in one by one, it was pretty effective for a cheap solution (no good if dog has a dirty undercarriage as well tho)

I just live with mud. We have one hard floor plus dark coloured carpets and sofa covers that get washed and rotated.

They're in and out regularly during the day and foot washing seems like a big faff.

There are blankets on the back seats of the car which get the brunt of the mud after a walk, but muddy footprints maketh a home.