It sounds to me like she was feeling very overwhelmed by a group of people being there. As for the children, I have found my yorkies to be afraid of them. They feel threatened by them as children are so full of energy and these little guys just are afraid of getting hurt by them. It sounds like she does fine with just one or two other people around. You might try getting an x-pen and when you have company over, place her in the pen but keep her in the same room as you are. Soon she will see that other people won't hurt her. She will probably feel a lot more secure where no one can grab her and she can still see what is going on.
Good luck
Sonya |