diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
index ae161009c..2807097e5 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/PetMapper.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public interface PetMapper {
 
     Collection<PetDto> toPetsDto(Collection<Pet> pets);
 
-    Collection<Pet> toPets(Collection<PetDto> pets);
+        Collection<Pet> toPets(Collection<PetDto> pets);
 
     @Mapping(source = "ownerId", target = "owner.id")
     Pet toPet(PetDto petDto);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/Pet.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/Pet.java
index 8a766c66a..ceb8156fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/Pet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/model/Pet.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.PastOrPresent;
+import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat;
+
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@
 public class Pet extends NamedEntity {
 
     @Column(name = "birth_date", columnDefinition = "DATE")
+    @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
+    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyy-MM-dd")
+    @PastOrPresent(message = "Birth Date cannot be in the future")
     private LocalDate birthDate;
 
     @ManyToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
index 917b684a3..140c1913b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-mysql.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # database init, supports mysql too
 spring.sql.init.platform=mysql
 spring.datasource.url=${MYSQL_URL:jdbc:mysql://localhost/petclinic}
-spring.datasource.username=${MYSQL_USER:petclinic}
-spring.datasource.password=${MYSQL_PASS:petclinic}
+spring.datasource.username=root
+spring.datasource.password=gitesh
 # SQL is written to be idempotent so this is safe
 spring.sql.init.mode=always