At 18 to 28 lb and energy 5/5, the Telomian needs 60 to 90 minutes a day as an adult, and this page breaks that figure into workable pieces. At 18 to 28 lb the Telomian has the frame for its minutes; the owner's schedule is the only real variable.
Sniffing deserves its own mention with a Telomian: twenty minutes of scent work settles most dogs like forty of pavement. Energy scores 5 out of 5, near the top of the scale: the Telomian needs 60 to 90 minutes a day and notices loudly when they go missing.
Size context from the growth table: 4 months at about 7 to 11 lb, 6 months at about 10 to 16 lb, 12 months at about 17 to 26 lb mark the Telomian's first year, against an adult standard of 18 to 28 lb. The Non-Sporting group is where the record files the Telomian; its home ground is Malaysia.
A second dog is not an exercise plan for a Telomian: playmates help, but the diary of walks and training still belongs to the owner.
The record in one place: 15 to 19 inches at the shoulder, 18 to 28 lb, a lifespan of 12 to 15 years and 60 to 90 minutes of daily exercise. Most questions about this breed become easier once those four numbers are in view.
Landrace dogs think for themselves and bond selectively, per the overview. Brisk walks, climbing and agility games, training and exploring fill the programme. Secure containment means fence engineering for a dog that climbs. Weather moves a Telomian's exercise rather than cancelling it: dawn and dusk in heat, shorter routes and indoor games in storms.
Puppies run a different programme with a Telomian: short, frequent play on soft ground, no forced distance and no repetitive jumping until the frame finishes growing.
With trainability at 2 out of 5, owners succeed with the Telomian by keeping sessions brief, fair and worth the dog's while. The record's low train score means independence, the landrace pattern: the Telomian is highly intelligent and learns quickly what pays, responding to kind, consistent, reward based training in short sessions.
The breed's working background set the requirement and pet life does not dilute it: a Telomian's appetite for activity is simply the dog it is.
A final word on method: everything stated here comes from the Telomian's own record on this site, the same record the breed profile publishes in full, so the two pages can always be checked against each other.
Yes, and it counts double in value: swimming is the joint friendliest hard work a Telomian can do. Ten minutes of swimming tires most dogs like twenty of walking, which busy owners may use honestly.
The 60 to 90 minutes stay constant; the delivery changes. Summer moves the work to cooler hours for a Telomian, winter adds indoor games when daylight shrinks, and neither season cancels the bill.
Essentially yes: the 60 to 90 minutes are a daily figure for an adult, and dogs do not bank rest days the way people imagine. Illness, extreme weather and vet orders are the legitimate exceptions; a quiet day now and then is covered by indoor games and training.
The Telomian as a family dog: children, other pets, daily time and the conditions attached.
The honest Telomian budget: food, insurance, year one and the lifetime total, worked out from the breed's own record.
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Last updated: November 6, 2026