Kota is no longer interested in playing fetch with us when we are outside.  We were wondering if we put some bird scent on it, if his instinct to hunt will be engraved & put in to overdrive from that point on.  The reason I'm asking is b/c we aren't hunters but want him to be a running partner; however, we don't want him to chase after every single bird he sees or smells while we are running.

Thoughts?

haha. good luck. Lacey is my running buddy too. By that I mean, she jumps out of the car and I don't see her again til I am 3 miles down the trail. She chases every scent in the woods while I run along the trail, she comes back to my whistle or when she is just tired enough to make sure her ride home is still there. It was nerve racking to let her go the first few times, but she always knows how to find me on any trail we run. I really should teach her how to run on a leash so we can run around the city.

Sorry I offer no help, though.

I'm sorry I wasn't clearer.  Our hesitation with putting bird scent on anything is that while we are running with Kota (on leash or off) that he will try to jut off after every bird that he gets a hint of a scent.  It's no fun walking while he is pulling on the leash trying to get his nose within the vicinity of anything he determines is delectable, but we don't want to cause confusion or problems when he is a bit older & running on trails or even through the neighborhood.

We've graduated from puppy school & will be starting beginner school in about 6 weeks so that should help & as others have commented..he will get better as he matures.  He's not even 5 months old yet. 

Thanks so much for the comments, though.  I always learn something.  We have friends that just bought a Vizsla puppy & I only hope that they have such a wonderful forum for Vizsla's as we do for GSP.