Yes, the "Labradoodle" can have more of the retriever coat. However, the dogs true coat will not be apparent until they reach maturity so there is no guarantee that a straighter coated Labradoodle puppy will maintain that coat into adulthood. If you are looking for a hypoallergenic dog (as other threads imply) you are going to want the curly coat of the poodle. Unfortunately phenotype is controlled by genotype...or if you want your dog to look more like a lab, you get more lab genes. A labrador coat is not going to be hypoallergenic . The "breeders" also don't guarantee that the dogs are hypoallergenic .