diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e8df85e917fdbcf9008f1c9aea28a727a330b1c8..5e226a180388028598146bf273af481a528a9ad0
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Pet extends NamedEntity {
 
     @Column(name = "birth_date")
     @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
-    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy/MM/dd")
+    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd")
     private Date birthDate;
 
     @ManyToOne
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java
index 251d027df173f99f7e05a5952f534901411f74f7..f83d1463cbbc24edfe8bf3ca3e5794b0dc83fa5a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class Visit extends BaseEntity {
 
     @Column(name = "visit_date")
     @Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
-    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy/MM/dd")
+    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd")
     private Date date;
 
     @NotEmpty