diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
index 5e226a180..c225b8d8a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/Pet.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.owner;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Temporal;
-import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.support.MutableSortDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.support.PropertyComparator;
@@ -52,9 +50,8 @@ import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.visit.Visit;
 public class Pet extends NamedEntity {
 
     @Column(name = "birth_date")
-    @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
     @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd")
-    private Date birthDate;
+    private LocalDate birthDate;
 
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "type_id")
@@ -67,11 +64,11 @@ public class Pet extends NamedEntity {
     @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "petId", fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
     private Set<Visit> visits = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
-    public void setBirthDate(Date birthDate) {
+    public void setBirthDate(LocalDate birthDate) {
         this.birthDate = birthDate;
     }
 
-    public Date getBirthDate() {
+    public LocalDate getBirthDate() {
         return this.birthDate;
     }
 
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 ce10d7b12..ab6e3319c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/visit/Visit.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.visit;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Temporal;
-import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotEmpty;
 
 import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat;
@@ -38,9 +36,8 @@ import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.BaseEntity;
 public class Visit extends BaseEntity {
 
     @Column(name = "visit_date")
-    @Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
     @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd")
-    private Date date;
+    private LocalDate date;
 
     @NotEmpty
     @Column(name = "description")
@@ -53,14 +50,14 @@ public class Visit extends BaseEntity {
      * Creates a new instance of Visit for the current date
      */
     public Visit() {
-        this.date = new Date();
+        this.date = LocalDate.now();
     }
 
-    public Date getDate() {
+    public LocalDate getDate() {
         return this.date;
     }
 
-    public void setDate(Date date) {
+    public void setDate(LocalDate date) {
         this.date = date;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
index 746d569be..ed89462b3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             <dd th:text="${pet.name}" /></dd>
             <dt>Birth Date</dt>
             <dd
-              th:text="${#calendars.format(pet.birthDate, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></dd>
+              th:text="${#temporals.format(pet.birthDate, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></dd>
             <dt>Type</dt>
             <dd th:text="${pet.type}" /></dd>
           </dl>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
               </tr>
             </thead>
             <tr th:each="visit : ${pet.visits}">
-              <td th:text="${#calendars.format(visit.date, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}"></td>
+              <td th:text="${#temporals.format(visit.date, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}"></td>
               <td th:text="${visit?.description}"></td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
   
   </body>
 
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/pets/createOrUpdateVisitForm.html b/src/main/resources/templates/pets/createOrUpdateVisitForm.html
index 4401d36ce..609a735f9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/pets/createOrUpdateVisitForm.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/pets/createOrUpdateVisitForm.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <tr>
       <td th:text="${pet.name}" /></td>
       <td
-        th:text="${#calendars.format(pet.birthDate, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></td>
+        th:text="${#temporals.format(pet.birthDate, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></td>
       <td th:text="${pet.type}" /></td>
       <td
         th:text="${pet.owner?.firstName + ' ' + pet.owner?.lastName}" /></td>
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
       <th>Description</th>
     </tr>
     <tr th:if="${!visit['new']}" th:each="visit : ${pet.visits}">
-      <td th:text="${#calendars.format(visit.date, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></td>
+      <td th:text="${#temporals.format(visit.date, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}" /></td>
       <td th:text=" ${visit.description}" /></td>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/service/ClinicServiceTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/service/ClinicServiceTests.java
index 7ed5bf8a5..9f12151d9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/service/ClinicServiceTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/service/ClinicServiceTests.java
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.service;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ public class ClinicServiceTests {
         pet.setName("bowser");
         Collection<PetType> types = this.pets.findPetTypes();
         pet.setType(EntityUtils.getById(types, PetType.class, 2));
-        pet.setBirthDate(new Date());
+        pet.setBirthDate(LocalDate.now());
         owner6.addPet(pet);
         assertThat(owner6.getPets().size()).isEqualTo(found + 1);